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Pinocytosis was studied for the first time by

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Metchnikoff
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Lewis
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Plowe
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Nageli
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Solution

The correct option is B Lewis
  • Pinocytosis is also known as fluid endocytosis or bulk-phase pinocytosis.
  • It is a form of endocytosis in which extracellular fluid or liquid is engulfed and are brought into a cell by the budding of small vesicles on the surface.
  • Cell drinking or pinocytosis was first studied by Warren Lewis in the year 1929.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Lewis'.

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