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. 1983 Dec 15;216(3):773–776. doi: 10.1042/bj2160773

Specific G1-S phase cell cycle block by beryllium as demonstrated by cytofluorometric analysis.

D N Skilleter, R J Price, R F Legg
PMCID: PMC1152575  PMID: 6667267

Abstract

Inhibition of cell division by beryllium (Be2+) has been examined in synchronized cultures of a liver-derived cell line (BL9L cells) using cytofluorometric cell cycle analysis. Results show that a selective dose-related block of the G1-pre-S transition is produced, with other periods of the cell cycle appearing relatively insensitive.

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