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Fig. 17: nucleoli of macronucleus form threads during shedding

An extreme example of peeling of the surface of nucleoli in which long threads unravel from the nucleoli. EM taken on 5/27/82 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A TEM. Neg. 14,250X. Bar = 0.25µm.
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