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Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Volumes in the Hepatic Cells of the Fœtal Sheep

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IN an investigation of the development of the individual hepatic cell in the fœtal sheep, a new method was used to measure the volume of the nucleus and cytoplasm at different stages of development.

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DICK, D. Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Volumes in the Hepatic Cells of the Fœtal Sheep. Nature 177, 236–237 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177236a0

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