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The acquisition of early metamorphic competence (36–60 h after fertilization) of developing Xenopus larvae is accompanied by the appearance of strong, temperature-sensitive binding sites for thyroid hormones. The findings have general relevance to the study of hormone “receptors”.
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TATA, J. Simultaneous Acquisition of Metamorphic Response and Hormone Binding in Xenopus Larvae. Nature 227, 686–689 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227686a0
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