Diameter of membrane-bound secretory vesicles that dock at porosome

Range 0.2 to 1.2 μm
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.369 left columnPubMed ID18400049
Method Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
Comments Membrane-bound secretory vesicles ranging in size from 0.2–1.2µm in diameter dock and fuse at porosomes to release vesicular contents.
Entered by Uri M
ID 107663