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Circadian Variation of RNA in Human Leucocytes

Nature volume 238, pages 94–96 (1972)Cite this article

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DIURNAL changes in RNA content have been described for animal cell lines such as liver1 and epithelium2, and so it would seem logical that similar periodic changes in RNA would occur in vivo in other eukaryotic cells.

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    WILLIAM C. KOHLER, ISMET KARACAN & OWEN M. RENNERT

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KOHLER, W., KARACAN, I. & RENNERT, O. Circadian Variation of RNA in Human Leucocytes. Nature 238, 94–96 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/238094a0

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