Once we were bacteria… mitochondria to infinity and beyond

Mitochondria, cytoplasmic organelles originated from endosymbiotic bacteria, can be metaphorically described using “Janus bifrons” image, due to their involvement in life, providing cellular energy and resulting essential even for stem cells, but playing a key role also in cell death. Mitochondria o...

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Main Authors: Flaminia Bardanzellu, Maria Cristina Pintus, Vassilios Fanos, Maria Antonietta Marcialis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/716