Percent of mitochondria in visual cortex neurons located in axons

Value 12 %
Organism macaque
Reference Rolfe DF, Brown GC. Cellular energy utilization and molecular origin of standard metabolic rate in mammals. Physiol Rev. 1997 Jul77(3):731-58. p.735 left column top paragraphPubMed ID9234964
Primary Source Wong-Riley MT. Cytochrome oxidase: an endogenous metabolic marker for neuronal activity. Trends Neurosci. 1989 Mar12(3):94-101.PubMed ID2469224
Method cytochrome oxidase histo- and cytochemistry. Quantitative analysis of mitochondria in the neuropil of the primate visual cortex.
Entered by Uri M
ID 103273