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Nature of the Feulgen Reaction with Nucleic Acid

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DURING the course of investigations into the probable chemical constitution of the nuclear contents in plants, many observations have been made in addition to the nucleolar staining reaction. Under existing conditions, it seems improbable that a full description of this work can be made for some time, and a note on an apparently significant point is offered here in the hope that it may lead to further useful developments.

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SEMMENS, C. Nature of the Feulgen Reaction with Nucleic Acid. Nature 146, 130–131 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146130b0

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