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IN a previous communication, the relative distribution of vitamins between the red muscle and the ordinary muscle in fish was reported1. The relation between the proportion of red muscle present and the activity of different species was pointed out, and the possible function of the red muscle as an organ proposed.
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BRÆKKAN, O. Red Muscle as a Possible Character for the Identification of Sharks. Nature 183, 556–557 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183556b0
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