| Literature DB >> 725607 |
M P Henkart, T S Reese, F J Brinley.
Abstract
Axons were loaded with calcium, rapidly frozen, and freeze-substituted. The endoplasmic reticulum, in addition to mitochondria, contained calcium deposits, as indicated by electron probe x-ray microanalysis. Oxalate injected into living axons helped to preserve calcium-containing deposits during preparation for microscopy. It is concluded that the endoplasmic reticulum is a calcium-sequestering compartment in the squid giant axon.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 725607 DOI: 10.1126/science.725607
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728