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G. Csaba, Valeria Laszlo, and P. Kovacs; Effect of Tuftsin on the Phagocytotic Activity of the Unicellular Tetrahymena. Does primary Interaction Develop Imprinting? Z.Naturforsch. 41c:805-806, 1986

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The natural mammalian phagocytosis stimulator tetrapeptide tuftsin stimulated also the phagocytosis of the unicellular Tetrahymena. The selectivity of the Tetrahymena was not complete, as threonin-free tuftsin provoked a greater response. Treatment with tuftsin did not develop functional imprinting, however, the binding capacity of cell membrane significantly increased after the first treatment.