Fraction of cardiac myocyte volume occupied by mitochondria

Range ≈29 % to 36 %
Organism Unspecified
Reference Anastacio MM et al., Relationship between mitochondrial matrix volume and cellular volume in response to stress and the role of ATP-sensitive potassium channel. Circulation. 2013 Sep 10 128(11 Suppl 1):S130-5. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000128 p.S133 right column top paragraphPubMed ID24030396
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Comments P.S133 left column bottom paragraph: "The mitochondria are known to make up ≈29% to 36% of cardiac myocyte volume [primary source], and a large volume change at the mitochondrial level may be sufficient to result in a change in total cellular volume."
Entered by Uri M
ID 116935