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OBSERVATIONS of a diurnal variation of frequency of mitosis in the normal tissues of the mouse show a diphasic rhythm in the skin epidermis and epithelia of oesophagus, epididymis and duodenal mucosa1. On the other hand, absence of a diurnal variation was noted in lymph nodes of the gut and in the semen-producing canals of the testis1.
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AGRELL, I., WELIN-BERGER, E. A Diurnal Cycle in the Mitotic Activity of Ascites Tumour Cells in Mice. Nature 180, 705–706 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180705b0
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