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A Cardiolipin-like Compound in Rat Liver Mitochondria

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MARINETTI et al. 1 found that rat liver mitochondria readily incorporate radioactive orthophosphate into a phosphatidic acid-like polymer. They have further suggested2 that this compound may be important in oxidative phosphorylation.

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GETZ, G., BARTLEY, W. A Cardiolipin-like Compound in Rat Liver Mitochondria. Nature 184, 1229–1230 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841229a0

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