The Adenosine-triphosphatase Activity of Adrenal Chromaffin Granules.
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1. The preparation of a fraction containing highly purified chromaffin granules from the bovine adrenal medulla is described. 2. The fraction contains an adenosine-triphosphatase activity that is stimulated by Mg(2+) and that cannot be explained by contamination with mitochondria or microsomes. 3. It is suggested that the adenosine-triphosphatase activity is related to the uptake of cate-cholamines by the chromaffin granules.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Biochemical journal
دوره 95 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965