Plasma membranes, cell junctions and cuticle of the rectal chloride epithelia of the larval dragonfly Aeshna cyanea.
@article{Kukulies1983PlasmaMC, title={Plasma membranes, cell junctions and cuticle of the rectal chloride epithelia of the larval dragonfly Aeshna cyanea.}, author={J{\"o}rg Kukulies and Hans Komnick}, journal={Journal of cell science}, year={1983}, volume={59}, pages={ 159-82 } }
The cell membranes and cell junctions of the rectal chloride epithelia of the larval dragonfly Aeshna cyanea were examined in thin sections and by freeze-fracture. These epithelia function in active ion absorption and maintain a high concentration gradient between the haemolymph and the fresh-water environment. Freeze-fracturing reveals fine-structural differences in the intramembraneous particles of the luminal and contraluminal plasma membranes of these epithelia, reflecting the functional…
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