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‘ICRF 159’, a new cytostatic agent, blocks the entry of cultured human lymphocytes into mitosis and arrests dividing cells in prophase and early metaphase.
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SHARPE, H., FIELD, E. & HELLMANN, K. Mode of Action of the Cytostatic Agent ‘ICRF 159’. Nature 226, 524–526 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226524a0
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