Mitochondria are Damaged by Axonal Injury (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University Press

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After axonal injury, nearby mitochondria become incapable of producing ATP, as indicated by their change in color from yellow (healthy) to green (damaged).

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Zhou et al., 2016

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