The presence of microblebs arising from the lateral surfaces and tips of microvilli of intestinal epithelial cells of thirteen-lined ground squirrels. Citellus tridecemlineatus, is reported. Microblebs measure approximately 50 nm in diameter and are bounded by a unit membrane which is continuous with the unit plasma membrane of the microvilli. It is suggested that such microblebbing reflects the rapid turnover of microvillar contents, membrane and surface coat.
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