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Science 23 April 1971:
Vol. 172. no. 3981, pp. 380 - 382
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3981.380
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Acetoacetyl-Coenzyme A Thiolase in Brain, Liver, and Kidney during Maturation of the Rat

Christa Dierks-Ventling 1 and A. Lynn Cone 1

1 Rosewood State Hospital, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

The development of thiolase in various rat tissues from 7 days before birth to adulthood was studied. Enzyme activities in brain, liver, and kidney during the perinatal period reflect the nutritional environment, whereas those in the adult tissues do not.


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