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ALTHOUGH various functions have been suggested for the pineal gland1, very few positive findings have been made concerning this gland2,3. In this communication histochemical evidence is given of a strong enzyme activity in the rat's pineal gland capable of splitting L-leucyl-β-naphthylamide hydrochloride. Recent studies4,5 indicate that this activity is actually due to a group of peptidases, including ‘leucine aminopeptidase’.
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NIEMI, M., IKONEN, M. Histochemical Evidence of Aminopeptidase Activity in Rat Pineal Gland. Nature 185, 928 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185928a0
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