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IT has been argued that the concentration of sugar (or glycogen) within a tissue is a critical factor in controlling the rate of mitosis1. An abundance of sugar induces active cell division, while a sugar deficiency results in mitosis depression. Such a depression follows treatment with insulin, which lowers the blood sugar level ; phloridzin, which interferes with phosphorylation ; and starvation, which depletes the carbohydrate reserves of the whole body.
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BULLOUGH, W., GREEN, H. Shock and Mitotic Activity in Mice. Nature 164, 795–796 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164795b0
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