Abstract
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Experiments were carried out in an attempt to determine the effects of D2O administration on incorporation of P32 into rat liver DNA. With increasing concentrations of D2O, there was a progressive decrease in DNA synthesis; in rats in which 30% of the body water was replaced by D2O the incorporation of P32 into DNA was reduced to about one-fifth of normal.
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