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Fig. 20: trichocyst membrane remnants after electric shock

Electric shock causes massive trichocyst discharge and results in a large accumulation of HRP-labeled vesicles at the ectoplasmic/endoplasmic interface (at the level of the internal ends of the undischarged trichocysts. mt, microtubules. EM taken on 4/13/79 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A TEM. Neg. 14,750X. Bar = 0.25µm.
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