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Transport of proteins and ribonacleic acid along nerve axons |
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| Authors: | L Austin J J Bray R J Young |
| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry Monash University Clayton, Victoria |
| Abstract: | The distribution of isotope in the sciatic nerve was determined at times up to 22 days after injection of (a) 14C]leucine, or (b) 3H]orotic acid, in the spinal cord of the chicken. The results indicate a distal flow of proteins, RNA precursors and perhaps RNA along the nerve axon. |
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