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Multivesicular body formation and function in the light-adapted crayfish retina: a new interpretation

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Quantitative TEM refutes the hypothesis of multivesicular body formation at dawn via the degradation of photoreceptor. No significant relationship exists between multivesicular bodies and rhabdom diameter or between multivesicular bodies and coated vesicles. The density of multivesicular bodies is related to the vesicle-producing Golgi bodies. A new theory concerning the formation and possible function of multivesicular bodies is discussed.

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  1. Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    W. Barry Piekos

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Piekos, W.B. Multivesicular body formation and function in the light-adapted crayfish retina: a new interpretation. Cell Tissue Res. 249, 541–546 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217325

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