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Mitochondria, Liver MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Mitochondria, Liver
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.875.564.461
A11.284.835.626.461
Unique ID
D008930
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008930
Scope Note
Mitochondria in hepatocytes. As in all mitochondria, there are an outer membrane and an inner membrane, together creating two separate mitochondrial compartments: the internal matrix space and a much narrower intermembrane space. In the liver mitochondrion, an estimated 67% of the total mitochondrial proteins is located in the matrix. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p343-4)
Entry Term(s)
Liver Mitochondria
Liver Mitochondrion
Mitochondrion, Liver
NLM Classification #
WI 700
Previous Indexing
Mitochondria (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2003/07/09
Mitochondria, Liver Preferred
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