Also known as: mm.
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Large molecules with relatively high molecular weights typically generated through polymerisation of smaller subunits. A molecule having a molecular weight in the range of a few thousand to many millions. Name given to a very large, and in most cases biologically important molecule. Molar mass certain to be in the thousands of grams, at least.
HealthMitochondrial myopathies are types of myopathies associated with mitochondrial disease. On biopsy, the muscle tissue of patients with these diseases usually demonstrate "ragged red" muscle fibers. These ragged-red fibers contain mild accumulations of glycogen and neutral lipids, and may show an increased reactivity for succinate dehydrogenase and a decreased reactivity for cytochrome c oxidase.
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