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The periodicity of striation, discovered to measure 12 nm in the tailless P-protein crystal ofPisum sativum, is compared with that known in the central body of the tailed P-protein crystal ofPhaseolus multiflorus. A preliminary model advanced to explain the coarse striation in tails accounts for both the wavy outline in longitudinal section and the nearcircular outline in transverse section.
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Lawton, D.M. Ultrastructural comparison of the tailed and tailless P-protein crystals respectively of runner bean (Phaseolus multiflorus) and garden pea (Pisum sativum) with tilting stage electron microscopy. Protoplasma 97, 1–11 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01276386
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