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A Biological Action of Deoxyribonuclease I on the Growth of Euglena gracilis
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A Biological Action of Deoxyribonuclease I on the Growth of Euglena gracilis

  • RUDOLF K. ZAHN1 

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ON realizing that the activity of the enzyme deoxyribonuclease was increased considerably in regenerating rat liver1, we decided to investigate whether it might influence the rate of cellular multiplication by itself.

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ZAHN, R. A Biological Action of Deoxyribonuclease I on the Growth of Euglena gracilis . Nature 184, 1324 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841324a0

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