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A STUDY of the cells of the hair cortex of rats1 showed that size changes of the nucleolus are not a reliable indication of changes in the rate at which cells are synthesizing proteins. The highest rate of protein synthesis was associated with the smallest nucleolar volume. It was not possible to demonstrate nucleoli in the cortical cells of the mid-keratogenous zone with specific stains for RNA.
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SIMS, R. Synthesis of Nucleic Acids in Hair. Nature 213, 387–388 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213387a0
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