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. 1976 Sep 15;158(3):647–650. doi: 10.1042/bj1580647

Poly(ethylene glycol), surface potential and cell fusion.

B Maggio, Q F Ahkong, J A Lucy
PMCID: PMC1164022  PMID: 985457

Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol), glycerol and dimethyl sulphoxide markedly decrease the surface potentials of monolayers of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine. This finding is discussed in relation to the properties of hen erythrocytes undergoing fusion induced by poly(ethylene glycol).

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