List of abbreviations
Vocabulary
of micros-
copic
anatomy
specialist terms
explained in
English +
German

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Editor:
Dr. med.
H. Jastrow


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mitochondrion of the saccular type fron a cell in zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland (rat)
(for unlabelled original image click here, please!)

C = cytoplasm (cellular fluid + organelles); Mam = Matrix mitochondrialis (fluid inside the mitochondrion);
Mi = mitochondrion of the saccular type; Mme = Membrana mitochondrialis externa (outer membrane of the mitochondrion);
Mmi = Membrana mitochondrialis interna (inner membrane of the mitochondrion);
Pr = Polyribosomes (aggregated ribosomes; translation of genetic information to protein sequences takes place here);
Sac = Sacculi (a special form of tubules deriving from the inner membranes of the mitochondrion);
SER = smooth endoplasmic reticulum (glucocorticoid synthesis happens here).

Mitochondria of the saccular type are a special form of the tubular type. Here the tubes inside the mitochondria have
many dilatations and very thin and short connections between these, therefore when sectioned, this gives the
impression that these mitochondria were filled with lots of vesicles.

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This image was kindly provided by Dr. med. E. Schiller, page & copyright H. Jastrow.