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. 1976 Dec;3(12):3293–3304. doi: 10.1093/nar/3.12.3293

Chromatin structure: a property of the higher structures of chromatin and in the time course of its formation during chromatin replication.

L A Burgoyne, J D Mobbs, A J Marshall
PMCID: PMC343174  PMID: 1005118

Abstract

The action of a number of enzymes and metals on one nuclear preparation were interpreted in terms of the existence of a fragile but highly DNAase-I resistant feature of chromatin superstructure. The generation of this DNAase-I resistance feature of chromatin was then followed during normal DNA synthesis in the regenerating rat liver by following the disappearance of a transitory DNAase-I susceptible state. This transitory, DNAase-I susceptible state appears to be extremely similar to the post-synthetic, DNAase-I susceptible state that has been described in He La32.

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