INCREASED FIXATION OF SULFUR35 BY CARTILAGE IN VITRO FOLLOWING DEPLETION OF THE MATRIX BY INTRAVENOUS PAPAIN

Abstract
The uptake in vitro of sulfur-35 by costal cartilage obtained from nine rabbits 11 days after an intravenous injection of crude papain solution was compared with that in costal cartilage from eight normal untreated rabbits. An increased fixation of the isotope was found in treated animals compared with controls.