Diameter of caveola

Range 50-100 nm
Organism Generic
Reference Yao Y, Hong S, Zhou H, Yuan T, Zeng R, Liao K. The differential protein and lipid compositions of noncaveolar lipid microdomains and caveolae. Cell Res. 2009 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed ID19255590
Comments caveolae (Latin for little caves, single: caveola) are small (50–100 nanometer) invaginations of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types, especially in endothelial cells and adipocytes. See BNID 103579, 105743
Entered by Uri M
ID 103743