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RECENTLY, it has been claimed that the deoxyribonucleic acid content of the interphasic nuclei in the different tissues corresponds, for a given species, to a value which is double that for the deoxyribonucleic acid content of the spermatic nuclei of that same species. Nevertheless, some exceptions were observed, namely, by L. Lison and J. Pasteels, J. Govaert, C. Leuchtenberger and A. Schrader1, and lead to the hypothesis that this ‘theoretical diploid value’ would only be an equilibrium value, from which the deoxyribonucleic acid content would vary more or less widely as a function of the cell activity.
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ROELS, H. Cell Activity and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Content of the Nuclei of the Thyroid Gland of the White Rat. Nature 174, 514–515 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174514a0
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