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. 1979 Jul;25(1):463–466. doi: 10.1128/iai.25.1.463-466.1979

Cytochalasin B does not inhibit ingestion of Chlamydia psittaci by mouse fibroblasts (L cells) and mouse peritoneal macrophages.

W W Gregory, G I Byrne, M Gardner, J W Moulder
PMCID: PMC414473  PMID: 478646

Abstract

Cytochalasin B did not inhibit ingestion of Chlamydia psittaci by either mouse fibroblasts (L cells) or mouse peritoneal macrophages in concentrations that produced distinctive morphological changes and inhibited phagocytosis of polystyrene latex beads and Escherichia coli K-12.

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