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Using anin vitro eytotoxicity assay (51Cr-release), it was shown that bilirubin exerts a cytotoxic effect on both adult and newborn human lymphocytes after a 1-d incubation of cells with bilirubin. The effect of bilirubin on human granulocytes was less pronounced; the association of the cytotoxic effect with a functional immunological perturbation of these cells is discussed.
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Miler, I., Indrová, M., Bubeník, J. et al. Thein vitro cytotoxic effect of Bilirubin on human lymphocytes and granulocytes. Folia Microbiol 30, 272–276 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923520
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