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PHAGOCYTOSIS OF LATEX BEADS BY ACANTHAMOEBA : II. Electron Microscopic Study of the Initial Events

Electron microscopic studies confirm and extend the conclusions derived previously from a quantitative biochemical study of the phagocytosis of polystyrene and polyvinyltoluene latex beads by Acanthamoeba (1). Latex beads 1.305, 1.90, and 2.68 µ in diameter are ingested individually, with each bead...

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Autores principales: Korn, Edward D., Weisman, Robert A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1967
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2107219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6033533
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Sumario:Electron microscopic studies confirm and extend the conclusions derived previously from a quantitative biochemical study of the phagocytosis of polystyrene and polyvinyltoluene latex beads by Acanthamoeba (1). Latex beads 1.305, 1.90, and 2.68 µ in diameter are ingested individually, with each bead tightly surrounded by a membrane derived from the plasma membrane. Latex beads 0.557, 0.264, 0.126, and 0.088 µ in diameter are accumulated at the surface of the ameba and then phagocytosed, with many beads tightly packed within one membrane-bounded vesicle.