Macroautophagic phenomena in renin granules.

Cell Tissue Res

Department of Physiology I, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.

Published: January 1988

The secretory granules of murine epithelioid cells take up and probably degrade mitochondria; they thus appear to have macroautophagic properties. As renin granules also have other properties uncommon for secretory granules, they are suggested to fulfill functions in these cells otherwise reserved for lysosomes.

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