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mitophagosome

mitophagosome noun: a phagosome associated with mitochondria.

Noun

mitophagosome (plural mitophagosomes)

  1. A phagosome associated with mitochondria
    • Consistently, electron microscopy analysis of the PA treated cells showed many autophagic vacuoles with engulfed mitochondria, confirming mitophagosome formation (Fig 1B ).2015 July 11, “PINK1-Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy Protects Mitochondrial Integrity and Prevents Metabolic Stress-Induced Endothelial Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of mitophagosome

pluralmitophagosomes

Origin of mitophagosome

From mito- + phagosome.

Questions about mitophagosome

What does mitophagosome mean?
Mitophagosome means a phagosome associated with mitochondria.
What part of speech is mitophagosome?
Mitophagosome is a noun.
What is the plural of mitophagosome?
The plural of mitophagosome is mitophagosomes.

Words near mitophagosome in the dictionary

  1. mitomycins
  2. mitonafide
  3. mitonuclear
  4. mitophagic
  5. mitophagosomal
  6. mitophagosome
  7. mitophagosomes
  8. mitophagy
  9. mitophylogenomic
  10. mitophylogenomics
  11. mitophysiological

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