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Particle aggregates in plasma and intracellular membranes of toad bladder (granular cell)

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Freeze-fracture of granular cells of toad urinary bladder (Bufo marinus) reveals the presence, hitherto undescribed, of intramembranous particle aggregates in intracytoplasmic structures (tubules, vacuoles and vesicles) both in resting and vasopressin-stimulated epithelia.

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  1. Alda Grosso & R. C. de Sousa

    Present address: Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Geneva Medical School, CH-1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

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  1. Institute of Histology and Embryology, University of Geneva Medical School, CH-1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Fabienne Humbert, R. Montesano, Alda Grosso, R. C. de Sousa & L. Orci

  2. Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Geneva Medical School, CH-1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Fabienne Humbert, R. Montesano & L. Orci

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This work was supported by grants No. 3.553.75, 3.120.77 and 3.1300.73 from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

The authors are indebted to Mrs Marthe Sidler-Ansermet, Miss Jacqueline Rial and Mr Michel Bernard for valuable technical assistance.

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Humbert, F., Montesano, R., Grosso, A. et al. Particle aggregates in plasma and intracellular membranes of toad bladder (granular cell). Experientia 33, 1364–1367 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920184

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