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Autonomous fluorescence of ascidian blood cells with special reference to identification of vanadocytes

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A tunichrome that has been suggested to be involved in the accumulation of vanadium ions in ascidian blood cells produces an autonomous fluorescence upon excitation with blue-violet light. However, we have found that signet ring cells, which contain large amounts of vanadium, do not fluoresce upon such excitation. The strongest fluorescence due to the tunichrome was observed in morula cells, which do not contain vanadium.

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  1. Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Toyama University, Gofuku 3190, 930, Toyama, Japan

    H. Michibata & J. Hirata

  2. Department of Chemistry, Toyama College of Technology, Hongocho 13, 930-11, Toyama, Japan

    T. Terada

  3. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokushima, Sho-machi 1, 770, Tokushima, Japan

    H. Sakurai

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Michibata, H., Hirata, J., Terada, T. et al. Autonomous fluorescence of ascidian blood cells with special reference to identification of vanadocytes. Experientia 44, 906–907 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941198

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