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Membrane Phospholipid Synthesis and the Action of Hormones

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Incorporation of precursors of phospholipids, RNA and protein after treatment with growth and developmental hormones suggests a simultaneous control of the rates of production of cytoplasmic RNA and membranes in the cell.

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TATA, J. Membrane Phospholipid Synthesis and the Action of Hormones. Nature 213, 566–569 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213566a0

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