Electron Microscopic Observations on Mitochondria of Rat Testes Fixed in Potassium Permanganate | Zendy

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Electron Microscopic Observations on Mitochondria of Rat Testes Fixed in Potassium Permanganate

Author(s) -

William Zebrun,

Hilton H. Mollenhauer

Publication year - 1960

Publication title -

the journal of cell biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414

H-Index - 380

eISSN - 1540-8140

pISSN - 0021-9525

DOI - 10.1083/jcb.7.2.311

Subject(s) - potassium permanganate , mitochondrion , biology , potassium , sertoli cell , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , biophysics , biochemistry , endocrinology , chemistry , spermatogenesis , organic chemistry

A morphological investigation of mitochondria within the seminal epithelial cells of rat testes fixed in potassium permanganate reveals differences in electron opacity between the internal mitochondrial membranes of spermatogenic cells and those of Sertoli cells. Some interpretations of the apparent density differences are briefly discussed. It is concluded that the different effects of permanganate fixation upon the mitochondria of these cell types may reflect a significant structural difference between them.

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