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Substrate Specificity and Inhibition of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide–Adenylyl Transferase of Liver Nuclei : Possible Mechanism of Effect of 6-Mercaptopurine on Tumour Growth

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ATKINSON, M., JACKSON, J. & MORTON, R. Substrate Specificity and Inhibition of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide–Adenylyl Transferase of Liver Nuclei : Possible Mechanism of Effect of 6-Mercaptopurine on Tumour Growth. Nature 192, 946–948 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192946a0

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