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Avian- and mammalian-haemoglobin synthesis show different sensitivities to elevated temperatures. Temperature-dependent, reversible polyribosome disaggregation in avian cells occurs only at 45°C, which is 3° higher than the temperature for mammalian cells, and seems to be due to a block in the initiation of new polypeptide chains. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Viscardi, R.C., Ozaki, L.S. & Morel, C. Different sensitivities of avian- and mammalian-haemoglobin synthesis to elevated temperatures. Molecular Biology Reports 2, 41–47 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357296
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