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The Use of Radioautography in Investigating Protein Synthesis

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1965
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: C. P. Leblond, Katherine Brehme Warren
  • Language: English

The Use of Radioautography in Investigating Protein Synthesis is a collection of papers that discusses the tracing of labeled proteins through photographic emulsion, particularly… Read more

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The Use of Radioautography in Investigating Protein Synthesis is a collection of papers that discusses the tracing of labeled proteins through photographic emulsion, particularly radioautography or autoradiography. The papers discuss proteins at the site of their synthesis, their subsequent migration through the cell, their secretions, and the formation of the basement lamella in salamanders. One paper outlines the primary aims in specimen preparation for electron microscope autoradiographic techniques and the procedures to achieve them. Another paper reports on migrating proteins (CNP) and nonmigrating proteins of the Amoeba proteus nucleus in which nonmigrating proteins are sedimentable by centrifugation in situ in the nucleus. One paper investigates the extent of protein synthesis for cell renewal in thoracic duct lymphocytes (TDL) or that for export or intracellular turnover. The protein synthesized by the large cell population in TDL is associated with mitosis and cell renewal. A major portion of that synthesized by the medium cells (80 per cent) and practically all of that produced by small cells are for purposes other than cell renewal. The collection can prove beneficial to biochemists, micro-biologists, bio-physicists, cytologists, histologists, pathologists, cellular researchers, and academicians involved in the study of cellular biology.

Table of contents


List of Contributors

Preface

Opening Address

Techniques and Methods

State of Light Autoradiography

Assessment of Technical Steps in Electron Microscope Autoradiography

Comparison of Emulsions and Techniques in Electron Microscope Radioautography

Application of Freeze-Drying and Formaldehyde-Vapor Fixation to Radioautographic Localization of Soluble Amino Acids

Protein Synthesis in Nucleus

Interchange of Protein Between Nucleus and Cytoplasm

Amino Acid Deprivation and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis in Tetrahymena

Cytoplasmic Protein Synthesis in Cells of Various Types and Its Relation to Nuclear Protein Synthesis

Protein Synthesis in Cells of Various Types

Protein Synthesis in Lymphocytes

Fate of Newly Synthesized Proteins in Neurons

Protein Synthesis in the Ear Under Normal and Pathological Conditions

Amino Acid Utilization in the Synthesis of Enamel and Dentin Matrices as Visualized by Autoradiography

Protein Synthesis and Cells of the Skeletal System

Synthesis and Turnover of Collagen in Periodontal Tissues

Secretory Processes

Secretion of Protein Enzymes by the Acinar Cells of the Rat Pancreas

Synthesis and Secretion of Collagen by Fibroblasts in Healing Wounds

The Formation of the Basement Lamella in Regenerating Salamander Limbs

The Elaboration of Thyroglobulin by the Thyroid Follicular Cells

What Radioautography has Added to Protein Lore

Author Index

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  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1965
  • Language: English