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Is myelin a mitochondrion?

It has been hypothesized that myelin acts like a mitochondrion, generating ATP across the membranes of its sheath. By calculating the proton motive force across the myelin membrane based on known values for the pH and membrane potential of the oligodendrocyte, we find that insufficient energy could...

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Autores principales: Harris, Julia J, Attwell, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23072751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2012.148