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. 1975 Jun;31(6):649–652. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1975.111

Chalone-like effect abrogated by dextran sulphate and heparin polyanion pretreatment of target cells.

P Ebbesen, L Olsson
PMCID: PMC2009467  PMID: 126071

Abstract

Chalone prepared from primary BALB/c mouse embryo fibroblasts caused a 33% reduction in incorporation of tritiated thymidine in the cultures of the second in vitro passage of BALB/c embryo fibroblasts, whereas chalone prepared from thymus, skin and spleen was without effect. Pretreatment of BALB/c secondary fibroblasts with the polyanions dextran sulphate and heparin abrogated the chalone effect. The polycations DEAE-dextran and polybrene were without effect. The effect of incubation with the dextran sulphate polyanion was reversed when followed by incubation with DEAE-dextran polycation.

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