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After application of chlortetracycline to plants, a degeneration of nuclei, manifested by dilatation and vacuolation of the nuclear membrane, occurs in the mesophyll cells of the sunflower plant.
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Baloun, J., Hudák, J. Nuclear degeneration induced by chlortetracycline. Experientia 35, 201–202 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920615
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