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Determination of polyamine oxidase activities in human tissues

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A very simple fluorometric assay for polyamine oxidase (PAO) in tissues, with N1-monoacetylspermine as substrate, is described. The PAO was present in all human organs tested; it was highest in the liver, followed by the testis, kidney, spleen and small intestine.

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  1. Department of Legal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 431-31, Hamamatsu, Japan

    O. Suzuki, T. Matsumoto & Y. Katsumata

  2. Department of Surgery and Legal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 466, Nagoya, Japan

    O. Suzuki, T. Matsumoto & Y. Katsumata

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Suzuki, O., Matsumoto, T. & Katsumata, Y. Determination of polyamine oxidase activities in human tissues. Experientia 40, 838–839 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951981

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