Keeping mitochondria in shape: A matter of life and death

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 886-893

  Scorrano, Luca ^a,b  

^a VENETIAN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cristae; ER mitochondria tethering; Fusion fission; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84880710379     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eci.12135     Document Type: Review

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