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. 1971 Jul;123(3):385–390. doi: 10.1042/bj1230385

Different effects of thymidine and 5-fluorouracil 2′-deoxyriboside on biosynthetic events in cultured P815Y mast cells

J J M Bergeron 1,*
PMCID: PMC1176969  PMID: 4256660

Abstract

1. Addition of 2mm-thymidine, although resulting in the cessation of cell division, allows the continuation of phospholipid and protein synthesis and results in an increase in mean cell volume for at least 15h. 2. 5-Fluorouracil 2′-deoxyriboside inhibits cell division but differs from thymidine by inhibiting the synthesis of phospholipid and protein in a more marked manner. 3. The relation between these results and the P815Y cell cycle is discussed.

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