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MeSH Heading: Mitochondrial Swelling
Tree Number(s): G04.590
Unique ID: D008933
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008933
Scope Note: An increase in MITOCHONDRIAL VOLUME due to an influx of fluid; it occurs in hypotonic solutions due to osmotic pressure and in isotonic solutions as a result of altered permeability of the membranes of respiring mitochondria.
Entry Term(s): Giant Mitochondria; Megamitochondria; Mitochondrial Hypertrophy
Previous Indexing: Mitochondria (1966-1968); Mitochondria, Liver (1968); Mitochondria, Muscle (1968)
See Also: Mitochondrial Size
Public MeSH Note: 76; was see under MITOCHONDRIA 1975
History Note: 76(69); was see under MITOCHONDRIA 1975
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/10/18

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