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An indirect immunoperoxidase technique has been used to determine the localization of type I hexokinase in a wide variety of Carnoy-fixed, paraffin-embedded rat tissues. The results suggest that the widespread tissue distribution of the isoenzyme is due to its ubiquitous localization in the nervous, smooth muscle and epithelial components of each tissue. The majority of the immunostaining was confined to cells with substantial energy requirements which are probably mainly satisfied through the breakdown of glucose. This observation is consistent with the known predominance of type I hexokinase in the central nervous system and with the regulatory role allotted to it in this tissue.
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Lawrence, G.M., Walker, D.G. & Trayer, I.P. The ubiquitous localization of type I hexokinase in rat peripheral nerves, smooth muscle cells and epithelial cells. Histochem J 16, 1113–1123 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002898
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