... gelati-nous insoluble materials remain. It has been reported thatthe primordia (otolith nuclei) before calci®cation also hadgel-like material [11,23]. Thus, these gelatinous materialsare thought ... decalci®ed, residual, gelatinousmaterials in the shape of the otolith r emained and theotolin-1 protein was determined to be a major component ofthis gelatinous material. Thus, it is possible ... Bornstein, P. (1980) A unique, pepsin-sensitive collagen synthesized by aortic endothelial cells in culture.Biochemistry 19 , 5747±5755.36. Schmid, T.M. & Conrad, H.E. (1982) A unique low molecularweight...