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. 1959 Aug 1;6(1):91–96. doi: 10.1083/jcb.6.1.91

Mitochondria

II. The Nuclear-Mitochondrial Relationship in Pelomyxa carolinensis Wilson (Chaos chaos L.)

Philip W Brandt 1, George D Pappas 1
PMCID: PMC2229775  PMID: 13673053

Abstract

This study has demonstrated that in the ameba, Pelomyxa carolinensis Wilson (Chaos chaos L.) the limiting membranes of mitochondria and postdivision nuclei are often continuous. The morphological relationship may be functional in that it permits an exchange of material resulting directly or indirectly in an increased enzyme content of the mitochondria. It is suggested that through a series of progressive foldings of its envelope, the nucleus may be a site of formation of mitochondria.

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