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Abstract
Microbodies characterized by a single limiting membrane and finely granular matrix occur in mouse myocardium and appear in close spatial relation to mitochondria and sarcoplasmic reticulum. The presence of catalase in the microbodies is revealed cytochemically and confirmed biochemically by direct measurement of its activity in myocardial tissue fractions. It is suggested that the microbodies may play an important role in myocardial lipid metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 1974 PMID: 4833829 DOI: 10.1126/science.185.4147.271
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728