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Incorporation of Labelled Thymidine in the Seminal Vesicle of the Mouse

Nature volume 183, pages 335–336 (1959)Cite this article

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IT has been reported that labelled adenine is incorporated into the deoxyribonucleic acid of the seminal vesicle of the mouse at a rate far exceeding that required for cell-division in the organ1. In view of the implications of this finding it seemed desirable to repeat the experiment with 3H-thymidine, which can be regarded as a specific precursor for deoxyribonucleic acid2. The present communication deals with the incorporation in the seminal vesicle and, for comparison with a dividing tissue, in the œsophagus of the same animals.

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  1. Medical Research Council Biophysics Research Unit, King's College, London, W.C.2.

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PELC, S., GAHAN, P. Incorporation of Labelled Thymidine in the Seminal Vesicle of the Mouse. Nature 183, 335–336 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183335a0

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