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Histochemical Demonstration of a C-esterase Activity in the Metrial Gland Cells of the Rat Placenta

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THERE are previous reports on the histochemical demonstration of non-specific esterase activity in the rat placenta1–3, but these have been mainly restricted to the findings obtained with the naphthyl acetate technique. There is no detailed account of the distribution of the decidual activity, nor has there been any attempt to characterize the different types of enzyme which may be responsible.

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BULMER, D. Histochemical Demonstration of a C-esterase Activity in the Metrial Gland Cells of the Rat Placenta. Nature 201, 90–91 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201090a0

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