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IN previous papers, I have shown1,2 that β-mercaptoethanol (HS—CH2—CH2OH) completely inhibits morphogenesis, at concentrations between M/100 and M/300, in biological systems as varied as amphibian eggs, regenerating Acetabularia, Hydra, planarians and tadpoles.
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BRACHET, J. Effects of β-Mercaptoethanol and Lipoic Acid on Morphogenesis. Nature 193, 87–88 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193087a0
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