Evidence that electrofusion yield is controlled by biologically relevant membrane factors.
Rabbit + rabbit and human + human combinations of erythrocyte ghost membranes were fused under the same conditions with an electric pulse. Storage at 4 degrees C of ghost membranes from both rabbit and human erythrocytes showed no change with time but storage of the erythrocytes for various periods before ghost preparation showed consistent storage-dependent changes in fusion yield.
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Holland Laboratory for the Biochemical Sciences, Rockville, MD 20855.
D000818:Animals; D004560:Electricity; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane; D006801:Humans; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D011817:Rabbits