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Haemin was shown to stimulate α but not β globin synthesis by study of the translation of haemoglobin mRNA in Xenopus oocytes. Haemin acted at the translational level in this system.
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GIGLIONI, B., GIANNI, A., COMI, P. et al. Translational Control of Globin Synthesis by Haemin in Xenopus Oocytes. Nature New Biology 246, 99–102 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio246099a0
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