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Using the migration of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in agarosein vitro, it was established that bilirubin inhibits migration (chemotaxis) of these cells upon stimulation with both complement-derived (zymosan-activated serum) and bacteria-derived (abacterial filtrate ofE. coli) chemotactic agents.
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Miler, I., Vondeáček, J. & Hromádková, L. Bilirubin inhibits the chemotactic activity of human polymorphonuclear leukocytesin vitro . Folia Microbiol 26, 413–416 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927337
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