This is just a micrograph to justify the idea that the desmosomal mitochondrial tethering, or junction or des-mites as i have aptly named them (as opposed to pore-mites) for nuclear pore mitochondrial tethering, are pretty universal. Here a single tether is in a stub tail monkey hepatocyte, from tissue taken back in the 1970s while studying the effects of infusing artificial blood emulsions (perfluorochemical based blood substitutes) . This particular monkey (Maccaca speciosa, probably female) did receive two test doses of a perfuorodecaline emulsion, just a tiny amount, 0.05cc/kg of a 10% emulsion PP5ct and 5% F68) (Lee Clark Jr named all his emulsions, this was EM#750428). no perfluorochemical droplets were seen in this hepatocyte. Sac date was 5 10 76.

So desmosomal mitochondrial junctions are here. Mitochondrion is in top part of micrograph, desmosome is attached to the down pointing portion.