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A New Reticuloendothelial System Stimulating Agent (‘Restim’) from Shark Livers

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WE have previously reported a reticuloendothelial system stimulating agent (‘restim’) derived from cell walls of yeast1. The purpose of the present communication is to describe briefly a similarly active material composed of lipid derived from shark livers.

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  1. Ransom, J. P., Pasternak, V. Z., and Heller, J. H., J. Bacteriol., 84, 466 (1962).

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HELLER, J., PASTERNAK, V., RANSOM, J. et al. A New Reticuloendothelial System Stimulating Agent (‘Restim’) from Shark Livers. Nature 199, 904–905 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199904a0

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