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Dimethyl sulphoxide decreases the viability of HeLa cells actively metabolizing in tissue culture. It inhibits attenuated virus strains more strongly than virulent strains, but seems to have little effect on the rate of virus adsorption.
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HELLMAN, A., FARRELLY, J. & MARTIN, D. Some Biological Properties of Dimethyl Sulphoxide. Nature 213, 982–985 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213982a0
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