to test whether rabbit cardiac cathepsin d is first synthesized as a precursor and whether prolonged fasting ( a condition affecting both cathepsin d and total cardiac protein turnover ) influences precursor processing , rates of cathepsin d synthesis and processing were compared in left ventricular slices of control and 3-d-fasted rabbits incubated in vitro with [ ( 35 ) s ] methionine .
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