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CASPERSSON'S work1 on the nucleic acid metabolism suggests that an appreciable turnover of the nucleic acid present in the nuclei of tissue cells may take place. This fact induced us to determine the rate of turnover of nucleic acid extracted from various organs of rabbits by making use of the method of isotopic indicators applied previously to determine the turnover rate of various other phosphorus compounds.
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HAHN, L., HEVESY, G. Turnover Rate of Nucleic Acid. Nature 145, 549–550 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145549c0
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