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The cytotoxicities of double stranded RNA and endotoxin have striking similarities. Both seem to render mouse macrophages cytotoxic to other mouse cells.
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ALEXANDER, P., EVANS, R. Endotoxin and Double Stranded RNA render Macrophages Cytotoxic. Nature New Biology 232, 76–78 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio232076a0
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