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Intermitochondrial junctions in a subpopulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy subjects *
Author(s) -
Richard Stéphane,
Masse JeanMarc,
Guichard Josette,
BretonGorius Jeannine
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
biology of the cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1768-322X
pISSN - 0248-4900
DOI - 10.1016/0248-4900(90)90357-9
Subject(s) - biology , peripheral blood , peripheral , immunology , physiology , medicine
Summary— This paper reports the observation of intermitochondrial junctions (IMJ) with a periodicity of 15.4 ± 0.65 nm in peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy subjects. The percentage of IMJ‐containing cells appears constant (about 10% of examined lymphocytes) and is independent of the delay of fixation. Immunogold staining reveals that lymphocytes with IMJ exhibit a T‐phenotype. IMJ have been reported in other types of tissues but, to our knowledge, have not been previously described in the blood cell. The signification of these structures is discussed.