Abstract
IT has been suggested that the formation of hæmoglobin takes place by the transformation of one protein (stroma) into another through an intermediate phase rich in non-protein nitrogen1. We have investigated this question using radioactive tracers.
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BRECCIA, A., FANTOLA, A., LAZZARINI, E. et al. Role of Stroma in Hæmoglobin Synthesis: Experiments on Duck Red Cells in vitro . Nature 184, 1878–1879 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841878a0
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