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Uptake of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA): a Special Property of the Cell Nucleus

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ACCORDING to the concept of metabolic stability, DNA is synthesized only before cell division and during the formation of polyploid nuclei. Thus the incorporation of labelled precursors is generally considered to be a measure of DNA synthesis and, consequently, of proliferative activity of the cell population in question.

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HILL, M. Uptake of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA): a Special Property of the Cell Nucleus. Nature 189, 916–917 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189916b0

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