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A subset \(A\) of a locally convex space \(E\) is called limited, if every equicontinuous \(\sigma(E',E)\)-zero sequence is uniformly convergent on \(A\); every precompact subset of \(E\) is limited; \(E\) is called Gelfand-Phillips, if every limited subset of \(E\) is precompact. Using some recent results of \textit{M. Lindström} and \textit{T. Schlumprecht} [Arch. Math. 53, No. 1, 65-74 (1989; Zbl 0685.46001), Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. 25, No. 1, 55-58 (1993)] and \textit{M. Valdivia's} generalization of Ph. Rosenthal's \(\ell_1\)-theorem [Math. Jap. 38, No. 3, 397-411 (1993; Zbl 0778.46001), Conf. Semin. Mat. Univ. Bari, 237-244, 39-55 (1991; Zbl 0804.46006)], the author obtains among others the following results: A Fréchet space is Gelfand-Phillips if and only if every limited weak zero sequence is a zero sequence; if \(E\) is a (DF)-space, such that \(E_\beta'\) does not contain \(\ell_1\), then \(E\) is Gelfand-Phillips; if \(E\) is a Fréchet space not containing \(\ell_1\), then \(E_\beta'\) is Gelfand-Phillips.