Exocytotic features of rat specific atrial granules.
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To clarify the mode of secretion of specific atrial granules, rat atrial muscle cells were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Atrial granule formation and exocytotic features of granules were clearly seen. Abrupt breaks in the unit membrane structure of mature granules were observed in thin sections, but these breaks were not detected in freeze-fracture replicas. These findings support the concept that the granule contents are released to the extracellular space by exocytosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta medica Okayama
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988