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Myoglobin from Carp Muscle

Nature volume 171, pages 345–346 (1953)Cite this article

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THE occurrence of myoglobin in fish muscle has been postulated by several authors1,2; but no clear evidence for it has been given so far. A red muscular region made of cells rich in sarcoplasm3 exists, however, in many teleosts underneath the skin; its width is greatest at the level of the lateral line and decreases progressively dorsally and ventrally4 (Musculus lateralis superficialis Trunci).

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HAMOIR, G. Myoglobin from Carp Muscle. Nature 171, 345–346 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171345a0

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