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Cytophotometry after Feulgen staining provided a new tool for the determination of nuclear DNA content. Controversial data on the DNA content of neurons in different species of animals, as well as in different regions of the central and peripheral nervous system, have been reported.
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Geuna, S., Poncino, A., Giacobini Robecchi, M.G. (1991). DNA Content Revealed by Cytophotometry in Neurons: Variability Related to Neuroplasticity. In: Timiras, P.S., Privat, A., Giacobini, E., Lauder, J., Vernadakis, A. (eds) Plasticity and Regeneration of the Nervous System. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 296. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8047-4_2
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