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. 1970 Jun;66(2):495–499. doi: 10.1073/pnas.66.2.495

Synthesis of Acid Mucopolysaccharides by Glial Tumor Cells in Tissue Culture*

Albert Dorfman 1,2,3,†, Pei-Lee Ho 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC283072  PMID: 4247492

Abstract

A clonal strain of rat glial tumor cells was shown to produce the acid mucopolysaccharides, hyaluronic acid, chondroitin 4-SO4, and heparan sulfate in tissue culture. The mucopolysaccharides were isolated both from the growth medium and the cells.

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