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. 1961 Jan;81(1):111–117. doi: 10.1128/jb.81.1.111-117.1961

GENE UNSTABILIZATION INDUCED BY HEAT AND BY NITROUS ACID1

Stephen Zamenhof a
PMCID: PMC278962  PMID: 13787802

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