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mitochondriogenesis

mitochondriogenesis noun: the production of mitochondria.

Noun

mitochondriogenesis

  1. The production of mitochondria
    • Previously, we reported that in “normoglycemic” conditions insulin stimulated mitochondriogenesis, and mitochondria were also required for insulin-mediated C2C12 muscle fiber formation [9 ].2016 January 20, “FOXO1 and GSK-3β Are Main Targets of Insulin-Mediated Myogenesis in C2C12 Muscle Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mitochondriogenesis

From mitochondrion + -genesis. By surface analysis, mito- + chondrio- + gene + -esis.

Questions about mitochondriogenesis

What does mitochondriogenesis mean?
Mitochondriogenesis means the production of mitochondria.
What part of speech is mitochondriogenesis?
Mitochondriogenesis is a noun.

Words near mitochondriogenesis in the dictionary

  1. mitochondrial megachannels
  2. mitochondrially
  3. mitochondrian
  4. mitochondrias
  5. mitochondriate
  6. mitochondriogenesis
  7. mitochondriogenic
  8. mitochondriome
  9. mitochondriomes
  10. mitochondriomic
  11. mitochondrion

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