Pinocytosis was studied for the first time by

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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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