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Origin of the unit membrane concept

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  • II. Membrane Structure Part C Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction
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    Present address: Dept. of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Supported by Grant B-2665 from the National Institutes of Health and Grant B-3128 from the National Science Foundation.

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Robertson, J.D. Origin of the unit membrane concept. Protoplasma 63, 218–245 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01248039

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