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Metabolism of Ribonucleic Acid during the Oestrous Cycle

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Variations in nuclear synthesis of RNA and turnover of RNA to the cytoplasm, as well as variation of the concentrations of RNA and protein in uterine cells during dioestrus and oestrus, appear to reflect changes in the rate of ribosome formation during the oestrous cycle.

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HAMILTON, T., WIDNELL, C. & TATA, J. Metabolism of Ribonucleic Acid during the Oestrous Cycle. Nature 213, 992–995 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213992a0

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