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Detection of Inactive Enzyme Molecules in Ageing Organisms

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Using immunochemical techniques, evidence is obtained that older nematodes (Turbatrix aceti) contain two populations of enzyme molecules—one active and the other totally inactive.

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GERSHON, H., GERSHON, D. Detection of Inactive Enzyme Molecules in Ageing Organisms. Nature 227, 1214–1217 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2271214a0

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