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A method for the determination of hyaluronidase in histological sections is described. This method is based on incubation of tissue sections in a medium containing hyaluronic acid as substrate. Depolymerisation of the substrate during incubation as well as the total nitrogen content are measured in the same section. The comparison of these two values gives information concerning the hyaluronidase activity. This assay was tested in experiments with rat testis. It was also found that our procedure is sensitive enough for the estimation of hyaluronidase activity in sections from kidney. From these experiments with kidney sections it can be concluded that: 1. The pH optimum for renal hyaluronidase (3.5) differs from that in the testis (4.7). 2. In the renal cortex more hyaluronidase activity was detected than in the medulla.
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Kömender, J., Gołaszewska, A. & Malczewska, H. Quantitative determination of hyaluronidase in tissue sections. Histochemie 35, 219–225 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305933
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