[Cristae of a triangular aspect in the mitochondria of the corneal cells (strain SIRC)].
In rabbit corneal cells (SIRC strain), have been observed some mitochondria which, instead of containing the usual cristae, show triangular crystal-like figures as those previously described by other Authors in tissue cells of different animal species. Such curious geometric forms seem to derive from the inner membrane of mitochondria through a restructuration mechanism due to not very clear reasons about which some hypotheses are formulated.
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane; D003315:Cornea / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003460:Crystallization; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011817:Rabbits
Cristae di aspetto triangolare in mitocondri di cellule corneali di collezione (ceppo SIRC)