Quantitative Study of Mitochondria in Rat Liver. Dry Mass, Wet Mass, Volume, and Concentration of Solids

The dry mass, wet mass, and volume of mitochondria of normal rat liver were determined, as well as nitrogen content and concentration. A scheme of multiple approaches to these quantities was devised, permitting comparison of values obtained by independent methods. The following basic values are cons...

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Published inThe Journal of cell biology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 507 - 523
Main Authors Glas, Ulla, Bahr, Gunter F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Rockefeller University Press 01.06.1966
The Rockefeller University Press
Subjects
Animals
Average linear density
Centrifugation
Chemical suspensions
Electron microscopy
Liver
Liver - analysis
Liver - cytology
Liver mitochondria
Male
Mass
Microscopes
Microscopy, Electron
Mitochondria
Mitochondria - analysis
Nitrogen
Nitrogen - analysis
Rats
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Summary:The dry mass, wet mass, and volume of mitochondria of normal rat liver were determined, as well as nitrogen content and concentration. A scheme of multiple approaches to these quantities was devised, permitting comparison of values obtained by independent methods. The following basic values are considered highly accurate: Mean dry mass, 13.6× 10-14g; mean wet mass, 51.8× 10-14g; mean volume, 0.43 μ3; nitrogen content, 1.75× 10-14g The work emphasizes the fact that in mitochondria the quantities, mass, and volume occur in logarithmic-normal distributions.
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ISSN:0021-9525
1540-8140
DOI:10.1083/jcb.29.3.507