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Table 1 Placental respiratory parameters

From: Cryopreserved placental biopsies maintain mitochondrial activity for high-resolution respirometry

Storage conditions

LEAK state respiration

OXPHOS CI dependent respiration

OXPHOS CI + II dependent respiration

ETS respiration

Uucoupled CII respiration

CIV activity

Fresh

2.90 ± 0.36

10.47 ± 0.91

17.14 ± 0.71

21.89 ± 1.06

11.94 ± 0.46

24.41 ± 1.76

Cryopreserved

2.73 ± 0.76

9.34 ± 0.78

16.00 ± 0.62

19.95 ± 0.41

12.19 ± 0.70

24.16 ± 0.85

Snap frozen

2.39 ± 0.89

6.69 ± 0.87

10.74 ± 1.39

11.61 ± 1.63

6.91 ± 0.51

23.19 ± 1.44

  1. Mean ± standard error. Respiratory parameters are expressed as pmol O2 min − 1 mg − 1
  2. Fresh placentae n = 10; Cryopreserved placentae n = 5; Snap Frozen Placentae n = 5
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Molecular Medicine

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