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The importance of protease histochemistry in pathology

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The histochemical demonstration of the activities of proteases, based in the majority of cases on the use of discriminating synthetic substrates (aminoacyl or peptidyl derivatives of 4-methoxy-2-naphthylamine [MNA]), has proved very valuable in pathology. Its importance is illustrated by three topics investigated in our laboratory, namely lymphocytes, malabsorption syndrome and atherosclerosis.

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Lojda, Z. The importance of protease histochemistry in pathology. Histochem J 17, 1063–1089 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002534

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