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. 1962 Jul;48(7):1222–1230. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.7.1222

THE ROLE OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID IN RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS, III. THE INHIBITION OF THE ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID BY ACTINOMYCIN D AND PROFLAVIN*

Jerard Hurwitz 1,†, J J Furth 1,‡, M Malamy 1,§, M Alexander 1
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