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THE cells of a normal organ or tissue contain characteristic material which distinguishes them from other cells. Such organ-specific material is abundant in cell microsomal fractions which contain endoplas-mic reticulum1, and these fractions are used as antigens for the preparation of organ-specific antisera.
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NAIRN, R., GHOSE, T., FOTHERGILL, J. et al. Kidney Specific Antigen and its Species Distribution. Nature 196, 385–387 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196385a0
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