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The cytoplast: a unit structure in chromatophores

K R Porter, M A McNiven

    Cell
    |May 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    Pigment granules in erythrophores maintain fixed positions within cytoplasts during aggregation and dispersion. Microtubules and microtrabeculae provide structural support and direct pigment movement.

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