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Pigment present in the spleen of C57BL and related mice, after the stress of experimental procedures, was shown to be melanin.
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Acknowledgments. We would like to thank Dr. J. Hewson, British Industrial Biological Research Association, Carshalton, Surrey, for the help and advice.
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Hill, A.C., Georgis, H. & Breaden, J. Pigment in the spleen of C57BL/10ScSn and related mice. Experientia 33, 954–955 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951301
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