Growth of chromosome ends in multiplying trypanosomes

André Bernards; Paul A.M. Michels; Carsten R. Lincke; Piet Borst

doi:10.1038/303592a0

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Year: 1983
Type: article
Volume: 303
Issue: 5918
Pages: 592-597
Citations: 237
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                                    André Bernards, 
                                
                                    Paul A.M. Michels, 
                                
                                    Carsten R. Lincke
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1983). 
                            Growth of chromosome ends in multiplying trypanosomes. 
                            Nature
                            , 303
                            (5918)
                            , 592-597.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/303592a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/303592a0