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. 1977 Sep 1;74(3):983–991. doi: 10.1083/jcb.74.3.983

Membrane interactions between adjacent mucols secretion granules

PMCID: PMC2110105  PMID: 409723

Abstract

In primate goblet cells, the membranes of adjacent mucous granules from contact areas which appear as extensive pentalaminar fusion sites in thin sections. In freeze-fracture replicas, the same membrane areas are smooth, except for a few 6-8-nm particles which adhere to the E face. These protein-poor membrane interaction sites are relatively long- lived, and it is proposed that further stimulus may be required to trigger membrane fission.

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