Self-repairing mitochondria use novel recycling system, study finds (IMAGE)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Self-repairing mitochondria use novel recycling system, study finds

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A 3D reconstruction showing the inner mitochondrial membrane (red) herniating into a closely associated lysosome (green). The outer mitochondrial membrane is shown in blue and the nucleus is shown in grey.

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The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

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