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KMID : 0381219710030060417
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Journal of RIMSK
1971 Volume.3 No. 6 p.417 ~ p.420
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PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION IN BLOOD CELLS
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Abstract
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In mammalian biology glycogen is most widely known as a major constituent of liver and a prominent feature of skeletal muscle. The function of glycogen in liver is to maintain the blood sugar at relatively constant levels, and glycogen in muscle supplies the necessarily large amounts of energy for sustained contraction. Less appreciated is the fact that many other specialized cells contain glycogen, and the exact function of glycogen in these cells is unknown. New improved histo-chemical techniques as periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) method for detecting glycogen in tissue, however, justify reinvestigation of the distribution of glycogen in blood cells and yield facts permitting a better understanding of metabolism and functions of glycogen in blood cells. Consequently, the results of a number of studies of glycogen and PAS positive materials of the blood cells have been reported. In this report the available data on glycogen in blood cells and some current concepts of its functional role are briefly described.
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