1. Mitochondrion-desmosome complexes in human hepatocytes
- Author
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Irmin Sternlieb
- Subjects
Male ,Histology ,Adolescent ,Human liver ,Biopsy ,Epithelial Cells ,Mitochondria, Liver ,Cell Biology ,Middle Aged ,Mitochondrion ,Biology ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Cell biology ,Microscopy, Electron ,Human hepatocyte ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Hepatolenticular Degeneration ,Liver ,Desmosome ,Ionic diffusion ,medicine ,Humans ,Female ,Intracellular - Abstract
Mitochondrion-desmosome complexes similar to those seen in other epithelia were observed in hepatocytes from normal and diseased human livers of children and adults. Their occurrence could not be explained by random distribution of mitochondria in the cells. The close associations of mitochondria with desmosomes supported the hypothesis that the latter might be special areas of intercellular ionic diffusion between hepatocytes.
- Published
- 1968