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Configurational changes in the mitochondrial membranes of the salt gland ofTamarix aphylla, which are dependent on the biochemical state of the mitochondria, are demonstrated. In the energized state the cristae expand and become closely associated. There is also an increase in the density of the matrix and a formation of strands of material in the matrix and between the closely associated cristae membranes. The energized condition can be discharged by incubation in a medium containing 2,4-dinitrophenol and the mitochondria are comparable to those observed in glands fixed by typical methods for electron microscopy.
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These studies were supported in part by Grant GB-8199 (W.W.T.) from the National Science Foundation.
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Thomson, W.W., Raison, J.K. & Lyons, J.M. The induction of energized configurational changes in plant mitochondria,in vivo . J Bioenerg Biomembr 3, 531–538 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01539062
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