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. 1975 Mar 13;254(5496):109-14.
doi: 10.1038/254109a0.

Nuclear envelope permeability

P L Paine, L C Moore, S B Horowitz

Nuclear envelope permeability

P L Paine et al. Nature. .

Abstract

The permeability of the amphibian oocyte nuclear envelope in situ has been determined for three tritiated dextrans. The envelope is a sieve, restricting molecular movement between the cytoplasm and nucleus. The patent radius of its pores is about 45å.

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