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The use of collagen polypeptides in the histochemical demonstration of creatine kinase

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The histochemical activity of creatine kinase was studied by incubating sections of rat vastus lateralis muscle in a medium containing collagen polypeptides. There are various advantages of collagen polypeptides over the conventional use of gelatin, particularly its effectiveness in preventing diffusion of creatine kinase during incubation.

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  1. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Victoria Square, Perth, Western Australia

    M. A. Khan, J. M. Papadimitriou, P. G. Holt & B. A. Kakulas

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Khan, M.A., Papadimitriou, J.M., Holt, P.G. et al. The use of collagen polypeptides in the histochemical demonstration of creatine kinase. Histochemie 33, 273–275 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274238

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