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 |