Correlation of unique mitochondrial inclusions with substances metabolically derived from farnesol.

Autor: Schjeide, O., Hanzely, L., Nicholls, T.
Zdroj: Protoplasma; 1972, Vol. 74 Issue 1/2, p245-252, 8p
Abstrakt: The presence of arrays of rod-like structures, each with a diameter of about 300 Å and of variable length, is demonstrated in some mitochondria of digitonin-treated Allium sativum root tip cells, and in untreated Leydig cells of the testes and thecal cells of the ovary of the convict cichlid ( Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum). It is suggested that the occurrence of such structures within mitochondria is related to the presence of substances derived from farnesol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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