Mitophagosome

noun

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Noun
  1. 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 )."

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"Consistently, electron microscopy analysis of the PA treated cells showed many autophagic vacuoles with engulfed mitochondria, confirming mitophagosome formation (Fig 1B )."

Etymology

From mito- + phagosome.

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