| id | GO:0030061 Detailed information
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| name | mitochondrial crista
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| namespace | cellular_component
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| def | "Any of the inward folds of the mitochondrial inner membrane. Their number, extent, and shape differ in mitochondria from different tissues and organisms. They appear to be devices for increasing the surface area of the mitochondrial inner membrane, where the enzymes of electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation are found. Their shape can vary with the respiratory state of the mitochondria." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"]
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| comment | See also the cellular component term 'mitochondrial inner membrane ; GO:0005743'.
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| synonym | "mitochondrial cristae" EXACT []
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| xref | NIF_Subcellular:sao333328131
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| is_a | GO:0044455 ! mitochondrial membrane part
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| relationship | part_of GO:0005743 ! mitochondrial inner membrane
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