Iron testes: sperm mitochondria as a context for dissecting iron metabolism.
Iron testes: sperm mitochondria as a context for dissecting iron metabolism.
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DOI:
10.1186/1741-7007-8-79
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发表时间:
2010-06-21
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5.4
通讯作者:
Hales KG
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作者:
Hales KG
A recent paper in BMC Developmental Biology reports that a mitochondrial iron importer is required for Drosophila male fertility and normal mitochondrial shaping in spermatids. This suggests that mitochondrial morphogenesis during insect spermatogenesis may be a useful new context in which to study iron metabolism. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/68