Mitochondria are physiologically maintained at close to 50 degrees C

Chretien, D; Benit, P; Ha, HH; Keipert, S; El-Khoury, R; Chang, YT; Jastroch, M; Jacobs, HT; Rustin, P; Rak, M

Rustin, P (reprint author), Hop Robert Debre, INSERM UMR1141, Paris, France.; Rustin, P (reprint author), Univ Paris 07, Fac Med Denis Diderot, Paris, France.; Rustin, P (reprint author), CNRS, Paris, France.

PLOS BIOLOGY, 2018; 16 (1):

Abstract

In endothermic species, heat released as a product of metabolism ensures stable internal temperature throughout the organism, despite varying environm......

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