a_kowald wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>> I try to find out two things which don't seem to be in standard
> textbooks and where I didn't find any good reference for.
>> 1) What is the number of mitochondria in different mammalian cell
> types ?
> 2) Mitochondria can move along the cytoskeleton. Is anything known
> about the speed ?
>> Any hints are welcomed
>> Axel Kowald
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My knowledge on this may be dated, but I recall an older Science article
('60's) reported the sectioning of an entire cell and concluded that it
had a single, multilobed mitochondrion. Is this now considered
inaccurate?
