Yeasts are unicellular eukaryotes, and are used widely as a model system in basic and
applied field of life science, medicine, and biotechnology. The ultrastructure of yeast cells …

Publisher Summary Among the protozoa of the Trypanosomatidae family, a large number of
species represent agents of diseases, such as Chagas' disease. This chapter reviews some …

A six-lobed membrane spanning cellulose synthesis complex (CSC) containing multiple
cellulose synthase (CESA) glycosyltransferases mediates cellulose microfibril formation …

In vivo synthesis of cellulose by Acetobacter xylinum was monitored by darkfield light
microscopy. Cellulose is synthesized in the form of a ribbon projecting from the pole of the …

Tracer and freeze-fracture electron microscopy of the ovaries of neonatal rat and adult
mouse, rat, rabbit, and primate have revealed the presence of gap junctions between follicle …

An epithelial cell line (MDCK) was used to prepare monolayers which, in vitro, develop
properties of transporting epithelia. Monolayers were formed by plating cells at high …

Apicomplexa are unicellular eukaryotes and obligate intracellular parasites, including
Plasmodium (the causative agent of malaria) and Toxoplasma (one of the most widespread …

THE BIOCHEMICAL composition of bovine chromaffin granules is by now well established
(see SMITH, 1968; STJ~ RNE, 1972; KIRSHNER, 1974; WINKLER, 1976; PHILLIPS & …

In the mammalian eye, endothelial barriers are localized in the vessels of (i) the retina,(ii)
optic nerve,(iii) ciliary muscle and (iv) iris. The endothelial barrier of the vessels in the retina …

Highly ordered arrays of intramembrane particles are observed in freeze-fractured plasma
membranes of the green alga Micrasterias denticulata during the synthesis of the secondary …