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Effects of Actinomycin D and Cycloheximide on RNA and Protein Synthesis in Cleavage Stage Mouse Embryos

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In the earliest stages of the development of mouse embryos, RNA synthesis can be blocked without inhibition of protein synthesis; but stopping protein synthesis depresses RNA synthesis.

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TASCA, R., HILLMAN, N. Effects of Actinomycin D and Cycloheximide on RNA and Protein Synthesis in Cleavage Stage Mouse Embryos. Nature 225, 1022–1025 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2251022a0

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