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Effect of RNA on Vascular Permeability in the Rat

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PREVIOUS workers have shown that certain nucleosides and nucleotides can increase vascular permeability and cause leucocyte emigration1–4 and thereby directed attention to their potential role as mediators of inflammation.

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WILLOUGHBY, D., WALTERS, MI. & SPECTOR, W. Effect of RNA on Vascular Permeability in the Rat. Nature 203, 882 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203882a0

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