Caveolae are shallow invaginations or indentations of the cell membrane that are involved in various cellular functions such as endocytosis and signal transduction. They are typically found in cells that specialize in transporting molecules across the cell membrane, such as endothelial cells and muscle cells.

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What Are Caveolae

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What are caveolae?

A) can rapidly develop action potentials
B) shallow invaginations of cell membrane
C) relatively constant tension maintained for a period of time
D) intracellular cytoskeleton
E) enzyme that removes phosphate from myosin

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