Impact of High Blood Sugar on Lysosomes (IMAGE)

New York Institute of Technology

Impact of High Blood Sugar on Lysosomes

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IMAGES OF A RAT’S HEART, TAKEN WITH FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY, SHOW THAT HIGH BLOOD SUGAR INJURES LYSOSOMES BY LOWERING THEIR ACIDITY (YELLOW SPOTS), WITH SOME LYSOSOMES REPAIRED VIA REINFORCED ACIDITY (RED SPOTS).

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Satoru Kobayashi

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