Ammoniacal silver stain showed that there was a decrease in nucleohistones in zinc-deficient rat buccal hyperplastic epithelaum as compared to control. Autoradiographic study showed that there was decreased incorporation of 3H-arginine and3 H-lysine in the hyperplastic epithelium.
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