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Mitochondria MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Mitochondria
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.875.564
A11.284.835.626
Unique ID
D008928
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008928
Annotation
coordinate with organ /‌metab but not also organ /‌ultrastruct for metabolic studies; coordinate with organ /‌ultrastruct for morphological studies; mitochondria of vascular or smooth muscle tissue goes under MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE
Scope Note
Semiautonomous, self-reproducing organelles that occur in the cytoplasm of all cells of most, but not all, eukaryotes. Each mitochondrion is surrounded by a double limiting membrane. The inner membrane is highly invaginated, and its projections are called cristae. Mitochondria are the sites of the reactions of oxidative phosphorylation, which result in the formation of ATP. They contain distinctive RIBOSOMES, transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER); AMINO ACYL T RNA SYNTHETASES; and elongation and termination factors. Mitochondria depend upon genes within the nucleus of the cells in which they reside for many essential messenger RNAs (RNA, MESSENGER). Mitochondria are believed to have arisen from aerobic bacteria that established a symbiotic relationship with primitive protoeukaryotes. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Mitochondrial Contraction
Mitochondrion
NLM Classification #
QU 360
Public MeSH Note
MITOCHONDRIAL CONTRACTION was heading 1975-96 (see under MITOCHONDRIA 1975)
History Note
MITOCHONDRIAL CONTRACTION was heading 1969-96 (was see under MITOCHONDRIA 1975, was Prov 1969-74)
Date Introduced
1960/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/09
Mitochondria Preferred
Mitochondrial Contraction Related
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