Charged sieving by the basal lamina and the distribution of anionic sites on the external surfaces of fat body cells |
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Authors: | T Brac |
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Institution: | Cell Science Laboratories, Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7 |
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Abstract: | The distribution of anionic sites on the basal lamina has been examined with highly cationic ferritin. The penetration of ferritins, with a range of charges from anionic to highly cationic, through the basal lamina into the spaces between fat body cells in an insect is correlated with the charge of the tracer. The anionic sites of the basal lamina may therefore affect the composition of the lymph that bathes the fat body cells. There was more cationic ferritin bound to the plasma membrane reticular reticular system than to the lateral plasma membranes, suggesting that there may be regional differences in surface charge. |
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Keywords: | Basal lamina anionic sites charged tracers fat body hemolymph |
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