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We have mentioned earlier the importance of the effect of cell preparation, collection and fixation [2, 3, 6, 101] on the surface morphology of lymphocytes. However, other factors also play a role and it has been shown that cell density and intercellular contact [89], and cell spreading [23a], alter the surface morphology. Contact between rosetting lymphocytes and erythrocytes results in the appearance of microvilli on the lymphocytes and even on the rosetting red cells [45, 67, 68]. In these studies, smooth thymic cells [67] and cultured T-cells [45] become markedly villous during rosette procedures and after contact with nylon fibers [39a].
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Polliack, A. (1977). Other Factors Influencing the Surface Morphology of Lymphocytes and Mammalian Cells. In: Normal, Transformed and Leukemic Leukocytes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66725-1_5
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