A 38-year-old woman with severe hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury is studied at the electron microscopy level. Tissue samples from the periportal zone show mitochondrial swelling with preserved cristae, whereas samples from the pericentral zone show mitochondrial calcification with dense matrix densities and disrupted plasma membranes. Which finding best distinguishes the reversible injury zone from the irreversible injury zone?
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