The Thymidine Pool in Grasshopper Neuroblasts during Mitosis
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In an earlier study (10), it was shown that exogenous thymidine is incorporated into a precursor "pool" during the period between deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) syntheses. The possibility was not examined, however, that the ability of cells to incorporate thymidine into the pool varied with the mitotic stage at the time of exposure. Available evidence indicates that the ability of cells to incorporate thymidine into a precursor pool may vary with cell stage. First, in situ synthesis of
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Cell Biology
دوره 36 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1968