the following parameters were calculated : volume of the 'average ' cell ( vcell ) , relative surface area of plasma membrane occupied by desmosomes ( ss ) , mean desmosome diameter ( delta ) and mean desmosome surface area ( s ) , number of desmosomes per unit surface area ( ns ) , mean surface area of plasma membrane ( spm ) , total surface area ( sdes ) and number of desmosomes on the 'average ' cell ( ndes ) .
C0007603
plasma membrane
C0007634
cell