Electron tomography of fusiform vesicles and their organization in urothelial cells.

The formation of fusiform vesicles (FVs) is one of the most distinctive features in the urothelium of the urinary bladder. FVs represent compartments for intracellular transport of urothelial plaques, which modulate the surface area of the superficial urothelial (umbrella) cells during the distensio...

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Main Authors: Samo Hudoklin, Kristijan Jezernik, Josef Neumüller, Margit Pavelka, Rok Romih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3299716?pdf=render