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Studies on DNA in leucocytes and related cells of mammals

II. On the Feulgen reaction and two-wavelength microspectrophotometry

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After a summary of the theory, some complementary techniques are given (measurement of the area, selection of wavelengths, overall performance of the apparatus), in order to insure, at the factual level, the theoretical accuracy of the two-wavelength method of microspectrophotometry.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Columbia University, New York 27, N. Y.

    Alfredo Mariano Garcia

  2. Department of Anatomy, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, 766 Irving Ave, Syracuse 10, N.Y., USA

    Alfredo Mariano Garcia

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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. The work was carried out in the Department of Zoology while the author held a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship from the United States Public Health Service, National Heart Institute, number HF-11, 790.

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Garcia, A.M. Studies on DNA in leucocytes and related cells of mammals. Histochemie 3, 178–194 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00736436

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