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Administration of 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine to pregnant mice on the 6th day p.c. brings about significant reduction in the incorporation of3H-uridine into RNA of 11-day-old embryos and causes elimination of a RNA species characteristic of that developmental stage.
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Acknowledgment. The author is indebted to Prof. L. Ledoux and Dr. W. Baeyens for their help and cooperation in this work.
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Palayoor, T. Transcriptional effects of 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine in post-implantation mouse embryos. Experientia 33, 448–450 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922203
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