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Loss of cristae and matrix occur in the mitochondria of skeletal muscles prior to any observable changes in myofibrillar proteins during the development of rigor mortis. Care must be observed because ultrastructural changes in mitochondria in some studies may be attributed to a specific trauma, whereas the changes may be due to the lower pH in postmortem muscle.
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Hegarty, P.V.J., Dahlin, K.J. & Benson, E.S. Ultrastructural differences in mitochondria of skeletal muscle in the prerigor and rigor states. Experientia 34, 1070–1071 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915355
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