Figure 12-20. The nuclear lamina.

Figure 12-20The nuclear lamina

An electron micrograph of a portion of the nuclear lamina in a Xenopus oocyte prepared by freeze-drying and metal shadowing. The lamina is formed by a regular lattice of specialized intermediate filaments. (Courtesy of Ueli Aebi.)

From: The Transport of Molecules between the Nucleus and the Cytosol

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