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Using the scanning electron probe X-ray microanalysis technique, calcium distribution in the spinal cord of the calcium-magnesium-deficient rat was studied. Calcium accumulations were observed within and around the perikaryon of certain unspecified motoneurons in the spinal cord.
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Acknowledgment. We appreciate the advice of D. Grier, and the assistance of Miss Y. Yata in preparation of the manuscript. This work was supported by a grant from the Japanese Education Ministry awarded to Yoshiro Yase, Division of Neurological Diseases, Wakayama Medical College.
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Nakagawa, S., Yoshida, S., Suematsu, C. et al. The calcium-magnesium-deficient rat: A study on the distribution of calcium in the spinal cord using the electron probe microanalyser. Experientia 33, 1225–1226 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922343
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