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. 2016 Aug 16;113(33):9126-8.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611700113.

Core Concept: Extracellular vesicles garner interest from academia and biotech

Karen Hopkin

Core Concept: Extracellular vesicles garner interest from academia and biotech

Karen Hopkin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Glioblastoma cells produce microvesicles containing RNA, as shown in this scanning electron microscopy image (Left). Higher magnification reveals microvesicles—ranging from 50 to 500 nm in diameter—on the cell surface (Right). Reproduced from ref. , with permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.: Nature Cell Biology, copyright (2008).
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