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Evidence for the presence of large amounts of cathepsin E in rat spleen
Author(s) -
Puizdar V.,
Lapresle C.,
Turk V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(85)80913-3
Subject(s) - spleen , cathepsin , chemistry , cathepsin d , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , enzyme
Although cathepsin E is present in trace amounts in spleen from several species, it was found in large amounts in rat spleen. This observation can be correlated with the fact that spleen in the rat is an important organ in haemopoeisis.