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. 1978 Aug;14(2):267–269. doi: 10.1128/aac.14.2.267

Vacuolization in Cultured Cells Induced by Amphotericin B

E Lundgren 1, G Roos 1
PMCID: PMC352444  PMID: 697351

Abstract

Amphotericin B induced vacuoles in one HeLa cell line and in some unrelated cell lines. Cell growth was not affected.

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