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IN a recent note1, it was shown that irradiation of rats with X-rays diminishes very pronouncedly the rate of incorporation of carbon-14 into desoxyribonucleic acid. Simultaneously, an enhanced incorporation of carbon-14 into the total proteins of the organs was observed. This observation induced the investigation of the effect of irradiation on the incorporation of carbon-14 in the whole tissue.
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HEVESY, G. Effect of X-Rays on the Incorporation of Carbon-14 into Animal Tissue. Nature 164, 269 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164269a0
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