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Human polymorphonuclear leucocytes can ingest lysosomes from rabbit leucocytes and may as a result be changed and may die. The ingestion of inert particles of latex leads to much less marked changes.
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HIRSHHORN, R., WEISSMANN, G. Death of Leucocytes due to Ingestion of Heterologous Lysosomes. Nature 214, 892–894 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214892a0
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