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. 1989 Jun;80(6):493–498. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1989.tb01664.x

Coordinate Control of S Phase Onset and Thymidine Kinase Expression

Glenn B Knight 1, Jean M Gudas 1, Arthur B Pardee †,✉
PMCID: PMC5917798  PMID: 2503467

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