inner membrane
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinnerandmembrane
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inner
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈɪn.ər/us/ˈɪn.ɚ/
inside or contained within ...
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membrane
noun[C or U]
us//uk/ˈmem.breɪn/
anatomy
a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...
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(Definition ofinnerandmembranefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Outer andinnermembraneintegrity was identified as the primary target for desiccation and ageing stress.
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The ratio increases as theinnermembraneimpermeability to protons increases.
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Plastids were bounded by double membranes, but showed noinnermembranedevelopment and contained little storage material.
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The respiratory chain is located within the mitochondrialinnermembrane.
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The total surface area of theinnermembranevaries considerably depending upon the tissue and type of cell.
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Indeed, the oxidation of these substrates by theinnermembranedoes not require the sophisticated multi-enzyme and cofactor machinery operating in the matrix space.
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Barrett (1976) thought the initial step in the hatching process was the onset of permeability in theinnermembraneof the egg-shell.
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Theinnermembranehas a much greater surface area and forms a series of folds or invaginations, called cristae, which project inward towards the interior space of the organelle.
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Mitochondria showed signs of abnormality in terms of aberrantinnermembraneformations and electron-translucent matrix areas.
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While many of the mitochondria showed dense matrices and numerous cristae, others exhibited a measure ofinnermembraneabnormality associated with small matrical regions that were electron-translucent (not illustrated).
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Cardiolipin has good electrical insulating properties and thus theinnermembraneis impermeable to polar molecules.
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In eukaryotes this enzyme complex is located in the mitochondrialinnermembrane; in aerobic prokaryotes it is found in the plasma membrane.
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The inhibition of this reaction disrupts the formation of the proton gradient across theinnermembrane.
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The cortex contains aninnermembraneknown as the core.
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The outer membrane is permeable to most ions and metabolites, but theinnermembraneis highly specialised with transport proteins.
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P450scc is always active, however its activity is limited by the supply of cholesterol in theinnermembrane.
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The protein is located in theinnermembrane.
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