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Errors in Determination of Specific Activity and Turnover Rates of Radioactive Isotopes

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IN experiments designed to investigate the turnover rate of certain organophosphates by the use of phosphorus-32, a serious error has been detected in the results obtained by the use of conventional techniques.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Australian National University, John Curtin School of Medical Research, c/o Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Parkville, N.2, Victoria

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ENNOR, A., ROSENBERG, H. Errors in Determination of Specific Activity and Turnover Rates of Radioactive Isotopes. Nature 168, 199–200 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168199a0

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