Morphological abnormalities in lymphocyte mitochondria associated with iron-deficiency anaemia.
Morphological abnormalities in lymphocyte mitochondria of iron-deficient subjects are described. The abnormalities are of a degenerative type and are similar to those described in the mitochondria of other cells during iron deficiency.
D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011132:Polyribosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron