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Three-dimensional image reconstruction shows haemocyanin to be made of three distinct parts. At the ends of the particle are a five-fold “collar” and a central “cap”. The cylindrical wall consists of sixty dimers which may be correlated with 120 oxygen binding sites.
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MELLEMA, J., KLUG, A. Quaternary Structure of Gastropod Haemocyanin. Nature 239, 146–150 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239146a0
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