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crista
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cris·ta  (krst)
n. pl. cris·tae (-t)
1. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.
2. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

[Latin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]

crista  (krst)
Plural cristae (krst)
Any of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. See more at mitochondrion.

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These sensory cells are found in the cristae at the ampullated ends of the semicircular canals and in the maculae of the utricle and sacculus.
30) Mitochondrial abnormalities also were found in people with HIV who had never taken HAART, including abnormal size, shape, and cristae (inner and outer mitochondrial membrane) structure.
The subcellular structure of controls (groups C and D) exhibited a typical pattern: sarcoplasmic reticulum, atrial granules, and intermyofibrillary mitochondria with dense matrix and well-arranged cristae (Figure 3A).
 
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