Mitochondria in Various States (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Mitochondria in Various States

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The dark patches in these images from the Patti laboratory are mitochondria. From left, the mitochondria in a non-dividing (quiescent) cell, fused mitochondria in a dividing cell, and mitochondria prevented from fusing together.

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Patti laboratory (Washington University in St. Louis) and <i>eLife</i>

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