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  • Title: Pinocytic stimulation in Dictyostelium discoideum by gamma-benzene hexachloride.
    Author: Gayatri R, Chatterjee S.
    Journal: J Cell Physiol; 1994 Mar; 158(3):523-6. PubMed ID: 7510296.
    Abstract:
    Pinocytic activity is greatly stimulated in gamma-BHC (gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride) treated, vegetative cells of Dictyostelium discoideum as measured by 14C sucrose or FITC-dextran uptake. Transmission electron microscopic studies also reveal the presence of a greater number of pinosomal vesicles in the pesticide-treated Dictyostelium amoebae. The enhanced pinocytic activity has been discussed in relation to lipophilic interactions of gamma-BHC with the hydrophobic cell surface and the observed changes in the cytoskeletal proteins of the treated cells.
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