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Brain spectrin(240/235) and brain spectrin(240/235E): two distinct spectrin subtypes with different locations within mammalian neural cells.

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Adult mouse brain contains at least two distinct spectrin subtypes, both consisting of 240-kD and 235-KD subunits, and one of them, brain spectrin(240/235E), is exclusively recognized by red blood cell spectrin antibody.
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Adult mouse brain contains at least two distinct spectrin subtypes, both consisting of 240-kD and 235-kD subunits. Brain spectrin(240/235) is found in neuronal axons, but not dendrites, when immunohistochemistry is performed with antibody raised against brain spectrin isolated from enriched synaptic/axonal membranes. A second spectrin subtype, brain spectrin(240/235E), is exclusively recognized by red blood cell spectrin antibody. Brain spectrin(240/235E) is confined to neuronal cell bodies and dendrites, and some glial cells, but is not present in axons or presynaptic terminals.

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The membrane skeleton of human erythrocytes and its implications for more complex cells

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