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Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, Vol s3-106, 241-246, Copyright © 1965 by Company of Biologists
1 Tissue and Organ Culture Unit, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C. 2
The pancreas of adult and old mice of various ages has been shown to contain a lipid fraction which is not normally stainable, but which is unmasked by the action of the lipid-solvent methanol: chloroform (1:2 v/v) and hence becomes stainable by the acid haematein reaction. This fraction seems to be contained in the zymogen granules of adult and old mice, but is absent from the pancreas of 1- to 2-week-old animals.