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. 1971 May 1;49(2):546–553. doi: 10.1083/jcb.49.2.546

SPECIFIC INHIBITION BY ETHIDIUM BROMIDE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SYNTHESIS IN PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM

Henry B Horwitz 1, Charles E Holt 1
PMCID: PMC2108315  PMID: 19866782

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