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CARBON dioxide fixation has been demonstrated in nervous tissue1–4, but its importance has not been assessed. By comparing the relative amounts of radioactivity incorporated from pyruvate-1-14C and -2-14C into aspartate and citrate, the relative contribution of acetyl-CoA and carbon dioxide fixation pathways in the conversion of pyruvate to citrate could be assessed.
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CHENG, SC., NAKAMURA, R. & WAELSCH, H. Relative Contribution of Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Acetyl-CoA Pathways in Two Nervous Tissues. Nature 216, 928–929 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216928a0
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