... measured in the postprandial stage [3]. The present work was u ndertaken to determine the distribution of LSR mRNA and protein in murine organs, and whether this distribution was c ompatible with the alleged ... put into Trizol (GibcoBRL, Cergy-Pontoise, France)andstoredat)80 °Cpending RNA isolation. Total RNAs were isolated accord-ing to the manufacturer’s instructions. The amount of RNAwas determined ... 2, intron 1, exon 1 and its 5¢-flankingnoncoding sequence, and 2.7 kb of sequence containing the 3 ¢-part of exon 5 and 3¢-flanking intron 5 s equence,respectively. These were i nserted into...