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Fine structural studies of various endocrine adenomas indicate that mitochondria may serve as progenitors of centrioles and cilia.
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Acknowledgments. This work was supported in part by a grant from the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation. The excellent technical assistance of Mrs.Gezina Ilse and the secreterial help of Mrs.Wanda Mikitson are gratefully acknowledged.
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Horvath, E., Kovacs, K. Mitochondrial derivation of centrioles in some endocrine adenomas. Experientia 32, 742–744 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919864
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