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. 1974 Oct 1;63(1):299–306. doi: 10.1083/jcb.63.1.299

STUDIES ON MITOCHONDRIAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM

III. Electron Microscopy of a Large Amount of DNA Released from a Central Body in Mitochondria by Trypsin Digestion

Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa 1
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