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. 2016 Aug 9;6:30386. doi: 10.1038/srep30386

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Vesicles 30–100 nm in diameter were observed by TEM. (A) Human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) cells produce several microvesicles. The lower panel shows a magnified region of (A). The EVs appear as white dots (indicated by an arrow). (B) Human prostate cancer cells shed more microvesicles compared to BPH cells. The lower panel shows a magnified region of (B) Bars in low-magnification images, 1 μm. Bars in high-magnification images, 200 nm.