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Silver staining of nucleolar organizers and nucleoli during mitosis and interphase of mammalian cells

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Heneen, W.K. Silver staining of nucleolar organizers and nucleoli during mitosis and interphase of mammalian cells. Genetica 50, 31–39 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122676

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