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Mucosubstances of rabbit granulocytes studied by means of electron-microscopic radioautography and X-ray microanalysis

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Rabbit bone marrow cells have been studied by means of light-and electron-microscopic radioautography and X-ray microanalysis. Carrier free sulfuric acid was used as the radioactive precursor in this experiment. Immature granulocytes showed more active incorporation than mature ones. Silver grains were observed in the Golgi apparatus and granules in three kinds of granulocytes. Electron-microscopically, immature granules showed the incorporation of inorganic sulfate, while mature ones did not. Sulfur was detected in all kinds of granules of the three granulocyte types by X-ray microanalysis. It is concluded that incorporated inorganic sulfur may be utilized for the synthesis of acid glycosaminoglycans and the sulfur detected by X-ray microanalysis may be that contained in the acid glycosaminoglycan. The sulfur detected in the specific granules of the heterophil probably derives from proteins or polypeptides incorporating sulfur containing amino acids.

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    F. Murata

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Murata, F., Yoshida, K., Ohno, S. et al. Mucosubstances of rabbit granulocytes studied by means of electron-microscopic radioautography and X-ray microanalysis. Histochemistry 61, 139–150 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496526

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