Studies on ribonucleic acid synthesis in the venom glands of Vipera palaestinae (Ophidia, Reptilia)

Biochem J. 1971 February; 121(4): 609–612.

PMCID: PMC1176636

Studies on ribonucleic acid synthesis in the venom glands of Vipera palaestinae (Ophidia, Reptilia)

D. Rotenberg, E. S. Bamberger, and E. Kochva

Departments of Biochemistry and Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

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Abstract

RNA metabolism in the venom glands of Vipera palaestinae was studied at different stages after manual extraction of the venom (milking). The rate of ³²P incorporation into gland RNA was found to be maximal at 1–4 days after milking in correlation with the height of the secretory epithelium. Venom production attained a maximum only after 8–16 days, in parallel with the accumulation of stable species of cellular RNA.

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