Size of cup-shaped porosomes on astrocytes
| Range | 10 to 15 nm |
|---|---|
| Organism | Rat Rattus norvegicus |
| Reference | Lee JS, Cho WJ, Jeftinija K, Jeftinija S, Jena BP. Porosome in astrocytes. J Cell Mol Med. 2009 Feb13(2):365-72. p.366 left column top paragraphPubMed ID18400049 |
| Method | Atomic force microscopy (AFM) |
| Comments | Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to image live astrocytes in physiological buffered solution, cup-shaped porosomes measuring 10–15 nm were observed at certain locations of the cell plasma membrane. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107662 |