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Inhibition of Virus Growth by a Toxic Factor from Asbestos Pad and Cellulose Acetate Membrane Filters

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HOUSE1 has shown recently that a factor which is toxic for baby hamster kidney cells (BHK 21, ref. 2) is eluted from asbestos pads by Eagle's tissue culture medium. This toxic factor inhibits to a marked degree the cloning efficiency of the clone C 13 which he used.

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    F. BROWN, B. CARTWRIGHT & J. F. E. NEWMAN

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BROWN, F., CARTWRIGHT, B. & NEWMAN, J. Inhibition of Virus Growth by a Toxic Factor from Asbestos Pad and Cellulose Acetate Membrane Filters. Nature 205, 310–311 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205310b0

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