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... The pressure is on for providers to make their networks GPON-ready fromthe central office (CO) tothe outside plant (OSP) The importance of future-proofing networks will pay huge dividends to ... Splitters The ease of migration from earlier PON architectures to GPON will also be dependent on the design ofthe fiber distribution portion ofthe network – the link between customers and the central ... Considerations fromthe Central Office tothe Outside Plant Conclusion While service providers strive to meet the challenges of upgrading their FTTP networks to GPON, solution vendors should seek to make...
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... Relocation of cPLA2-a occurs to both the inner and the outer surfaces ofthe nuclear membrane In order to assess whether cPLA2-a was relocating tothe inner, outer or both surfaces ofthe nuclear ... and appears to be cell specific In the majority of studies, cPLA2-a has been reported to translocate tothe nuclear periphery and structures within the cytosol, sites presumed to be the nuclear ... A23187, the intensity of staining ofthe nuclear membrane in digitonin-permeabilized cells was lower than that seen in Triton X-100-permeabilized cells (Fig 3B) Quantification ofthe intensity of nuclear...
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