Increased synthesis of low-molecular-weight nuclear ribonucleic acids of rat liver after gamma irradiation and hepatectomy.
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SUBMITTER: Fonagy A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1165313 | biostudies-other | 1975 Feb
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