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Fig. 4

From: Ceasing of muscle function with aging: is it the consequence of intrinsic muscle degeneration or a secondary effect of neuronal impairments?

Fig. 4

Transmission electron micrograph from a transversal section of the gluteus medius muscle of a 68-year-old man, illustrating a neuromuscular junction with marked signals of mitochondrial degeneration. The nucleus has a scalloped surface and there are lipofuscin granules between the small mitochondria (original magnification: 5,400×)

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