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Urinary β-Amino Isobutyric Acid in the Mouse: Elimination after Intravenous Administration of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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THE initial catabolism of DNA injected intravenously into higher mammals is under the control of the neutral DNases of blood plasma1.

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TRUHAUT, R., DELACOUX, E. & PAOLETTI, C. Urinary β-Amino Isobutyric Acid in the Mouse: Elimination after Intravenous Administration of Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 205, 806–807 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205806a0

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