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In the synovial membrane of the mouse, morphological features associated with acitve secretion are unusually well developed in cells immediately subjacent to the lining layer (in the position of B cells), comparable to those of cells known to elaborate polypeptides.
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This work was supported by grant No 74.1.133.4, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France.
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Linck, G., Stoeckel, M.E., Petrovic, A. et al. Morphological evidence of a polypeptide-like secretory function of the B cells in the mouse synovial membrane. Experientia 33, 1098–1099 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945993
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