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The presence of proteins containing sulfhydryl and disulfide groups was demonstrated by fluorescent mercurials in the cytoplasm of the innermost embryonal laticifers ofEuphorbia marginata. The finding is discussed in the context of the role of the embryonal laticifers.
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Bruni, A., Fasulo, M.P. Histochemical evidence on the accumulation of sulfated proteins in the innermost laticifers of theEuphorbia marginata embryo. Experientia 35, 1169–1170 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963266
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