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Horse-radish peroxidase was injected intraperitonealy to fasted and fed newborns. The protein was rapidly absorbed by the fasting animals and more slowly by the fed newborns. The tracer was progressively segregated into the supranuclear cluster of dense tubules and dense bodies. The cellular sap of several cells was deeply stained after the intraperitoneal injection. Control experiments showed that peroxidase has a high affinity for the matrix of the dense bodies in the first days of neonatal life.
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This work was supported by grants no. MA-3994 Medical Research Council of Canada, and by no. 9340-06 National Defense Board.
The author is greatly indebted to Mr. Michel Couture for his skillful technical aid.
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Hugon, J.S. Absorption of horse-radish peroxidase by the mucosal cells of the duodenum of mouse. Histochemie 26, 19–27 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00307779
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