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. 2013 Jan 22;104(2):284-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.12.023.

Will the rod bend or break? Analyzing the structural resilience of cellular organelles

Yiannis Koutalos  1
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Will the rod bend or break? Analyzing the structural resilience of cellular organelles

Yiannis Koutalos. Biophys J. .
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Figure 1
Structure of the vertebrate rod outer segment. A mouse rod outer segment is shown on the left for illustrative purposes. The width of a disk, the spacing between disks, and the distance between disks and the plasma membrane (PM) are similar across species; the diameter and length of the outer segment vary widely.
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