A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF THE FUNCTION OF GLUTATHIONE IN DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH

18 May 1934

journal article
letter
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 79 (2055) , 457
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.79.2055.457

Abstract

Each of the 3 amino acids of which glutathione is composed favored the growth of the hydroid Obelia geniculata. Cysteine accelerated cell proliferation; glycine favored regeneration of new hydranths from broken pedicels; glutamic acid favored differentiation and consequent organization.