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The location of cathepsin L in rat liver was studied by electron histochemical methods. Enzyme activity was detected in lysosomes of hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, and endotheliocytes and extracellularly on hepatocyte microvilli.
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Ryvnyak, V.V., Ryvnyak, E.I. & Tudos, R.V. Electron Histochemical Localization of Cathepsin L in the Liver. Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine 137, 90–91 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BEBM.0000024396.17895.77
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