Mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) number decreases in human muscle cells cultured under microgravity (IMAGE)

Fujita Health University

Mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) number decreases in human muscle cells cultured under microgravity

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MAM (red) decreases in human muscle cells cultured in microgravity for 7 days (µG 7days). The MAM number per unit area was significantly decreased differentiated multinucleate myotubes, but not in undifferentiated mononuclear myoblasts.

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Takahiko Sato from Fujita Health University Image source: Adapted from https://elifesciences.org/articles/89381

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