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HEVESY1 considers the determination of the rate of renewal, or turnover, as one of the most important applications of tracers. A clear definition of the term ‘turnover’ is therefore of obvious interest. In the present literature the term ‘turnover’ is used with two different meanings. This leads to confusion.
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KLEIBER, M. Meaning of ‘Turnover’ in Biochemistry. Nature 175, 342 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175342a0
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