
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Downes, AM 
T1  - On the Mechanism of Incorporation of [35s]Cystine  into Wool
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SP  - 109
EP  - 119
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9610109 
N2  - A comparison was made of the rate of incorporation of 358 into the plasma proteins and the wool of a sheep after an intravenous injection of DL.[358]cystine. The cystine of wool attained a much higher specific activity than that of the plasma proteins, suggesting that cystine is not incorporated into wool by any rocess involving a direct modification of the plasma proteins. It is also suggested that there is a metabolic "pool" of material containing cystine associated with the wool follicles themselves which is turned over with a half·time of about 3 days. 
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