"MICROBODIES" AND THE PROBLEM OF MITOCHONDRIAL REGENERATION IN LIVER CELLS

The cytoplasm of the hepatic cell contains, besides the well known organelles, microbodies, characterized by a single membrane, a finely granular matrix, and average dimensions below those of mitochondria. Microbodies, rare in normal cells, become more numerous in regenerative livers and in various...

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Autores principales: Rouiller, C., Bernhard, W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1956
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2229729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13357568
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Sumario:The cytoplasm of the hepatic cell contains, besides the well known organelles, microbodies, characterized by a single membrane, a finely granular matrix, and average dimensions below those of mitochondria. Microbodies, rare in normal cells, become more numerous in regenerative livers and in various pathological conditions. In these cases, they either evolve towards degenerative forms or else show structural modifications corresponding to transitional forms between them and mitochondria. This suggests to us that the microbodies can be precursors of mitochondria.

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