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Revision as of 11:43, 29 April 2012
Description
Mitochondria (Greek mitos: thread; chondros: granule), the powerhouse of the cells. Mitochondria belong to the 'Bioblasts' of Richard Altmann. Abbreviation: mt, as generally used in mtDNA.
Abbreviation: mt
The field of mitochondrial physiology might gain by aiming at a consensus on the abbreviation for 'mitochondrial'. It is not best practice to use in the same context 'mt' for mtDNA, but 'mi' for miCK (mitochondrial creatine kinase), and 'm' for mPTP (mitochondrial permeability transition pore. The use of 'mt' in mtDNA seems to be most common and robust, hence the suggestion to use mtCK, mtPTP, etc. --Gnaiger Erich 07:01, 24 April 2012 (CEST)
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