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. 1962 Dec;48(12):2171–2178. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.12.2171

THE EFFECT OF POLYAMINES AND OF POLY U SIZE ON PHENYLALANINE INCORPORATION*

Robert G Martin 1, Bruce N Ames 1
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