Contributor:

Mossakowski Medical Research Center Polish Academy of Sciences. Department of Neuromuscular

Place of publishing:

Warsaw

Description:

Muscle segment examination in light & electron microscopy

Degree grantor:

Dystrofia kończynowo-obręczowa (LGMD).

Abstract:

A 47-year-old patient with suspected limb-girdle muscular dystrophy was examined. A bicepssinister biopsy was performed.The correct diameter muscle fibers exhibiting ultrastructural changes within the mitochondria wereseen. Mitochondria damaged, swollen, characterized by light matrix and significant loss of mitochondrial cristae or completely devoid of mitochondrial cristae. Fat droplets were observed. Muscle fibers of very small diameter and one centrally located cell nucleus werepresent in the biopsy. Numerous lymphoid cells were visible around the vessel. In the extracellularspace structures of bacterial morphologywere present. No penetration intothe fibres was observed.

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography ; Files

Format:

pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:128378

Language:

pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Original in:

Library of the Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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Open