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Activities of the nuclear envelope in the salivary glands of Drosophila

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Morphological data are presented concerning the single-membrane-bound vesicles (“oval bodies”) associated with the nuclear envelopes of larval salivary gland cells of Drosophila. Data are also presented concerning the existence of cytoplasmic annulate lamellae in these same cells. The mode of formation of these structures, as well as the relationships between them and with other cytoplasmic organelles are described. The possible functional significance of these phenomena is discussed.

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Thomopoulos, G.N., Kastritsis, C.D. Activities of the nuclear envelope in the salivary glands of Drosophila . Cell Tissue Res. 228, 497–509 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211471

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