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Cytoplasmic Granules in Fibrogenic Cells

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A SYSTEMATIC investigation into the method of elaboration of intercellular material in connective and skeletal tissues has shown that cytoplasmic granules, which contain polysaccharide protein components, are present in fibrogenic cells of the fowl embryo both in vivo and in vitro.

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  1. Medical Research Council Biophysics Research Unit, Wheatstone Physics Laboratory, King's College, London, W.C.2

    S. FITTON JACKSON

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JACKSON, S. Cytoplasmic Granules in Fibrogenic Cells. Nature 175, 39–40 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175039b0

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