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Fixation of Radioactive Colchicine by Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Cells

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IN this communication we wish to report briefly some results on the fixation of radioactive colchicine by the cells of the ascitic form of Ehrlich carcinoma, which is one of a number of tumours used by us in our work with radioactive colchicine.

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BACK, A., WALASZEK, E. Fixation of Radioactive Colchicine by Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma Cells. Nature 172, 202–203 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172202b0

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