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. 1974 Feb;71(2):307–310. doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.2.307

A Peculiar Substructure in the Postsynaptic Membrane of Torpedo Electroplax

Lelio Orci 1,2, Alain Perrelet 1,2, Yves Dunant 1,2
PMCID: PMC387992  PMID: 4521803

Abstract

Freeze-etching of Torpedo marmorata electroplax reveals an unusual substructure in one of the fracture faces of the postsynaptic membrane. This substructure consists of a lattice of closely spaced particles that are smaller than the usual 80- to 90-Å particles present in other membrane types. The lattice occurs exclusively on the B-face of the postsynaptic membrane.

Keywords: electric organ, membranes, freeze-etching, electron microscopy

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