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. 1972 Nov 1;55(2):515–519. doi: 10.1083/jcb.55.2.515

SPECIFIC INHIBITION BY RIFAMPICIN OF TRANSCRIPTION IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES STIMULATED BY PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ

Beatriz G T Pogo 1
PMCID: PMC2108795  PMID: 5076787

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