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Die Beeinflussung der Mitose durch Urethan

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2% aqueous solution of urethan causes after 6–10 hours' action on root types ofVicia faba andAllium cepa a shortening of chromosomes, it stops also the metaphase and lowers the rate of mitosis. Probably there is a connection between the lipophile groups, the reduction in surface tension, and the diminution of chromosomes. Dioxan with similar physical properties has the same effect.

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  1. Institut für allgemeine Botanik, Röntgeninstitut und radiotherapeutische Klinik der Universität Zürich, Switzerland

    Kurt Hohl

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Hohl, K. Die Beeinflussung der Mitose durch Urethan. Experientia 3, 109–110 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02137695

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