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. 1976 Jun 1;69(3):548–556. doi: 10.1083/jcb.69.3.548

Conservation of ribosomal RNA during compensatory renal hypertrophy. A major mechanism in RNA accretion

PMCID: PMC2109703  PMID: 1270510

Abstract

After removal of one mouse kidney, compensatory hypertrophy in the remaining kidney is marked in 2 days by a 20% average increase in ribosomal RNA (rRNA) per cell. Both 28S and 18S RNA are conserved during the initial stages of compensatory renal hypertrophy to an extent sufficient to account for the rest of the observed accumulation of rRNA. Like some cultured cells, the kidney conserves rRNA during physiological growth.

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