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Lamprin: A new vertebrate protein comprising the major structural protein of adult lamprey cartilage

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Chemical analysis of lamprey cartilage showed that its major constituent was a newly defined structural protein termed lamprin. Amino acid analysis of lamprin revealed that it has a unique composition which is distinct from previously identified structural proteins.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, M5S1A1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    G. M. Wright, F. W. Keeley & J. H. Youson

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, and Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, M5G1X8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    G. M. Wright, F. W. Keeley & J. H. Youson

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Acknowledgment. This work was supported by grants U0105 to G.M.W. and A5945 to J.H.Y. from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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Wright, G.M., Keeley, F.W. & Youson, J.H. Lamprin: A new vertebrate protein comprising the major structural protein of adult lamprey cartilage. Experientia 39, 495–497 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965172

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