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peroxisome
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per·ox·i·some  (p-rks-sm)
n.
A cell organelle containing enzymes, such as catalase and oxidase, that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.


per·oxi·somal (-sml) adj.

peroxisome [pəˈrɒksɪˌsəʊm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a type of organelle present in most eukaryotic cells that carry out oxidative reactions, such as oxidation of alcohol in the liver

peroxisome  (p-rks-sm)
A cell organelle containing enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.


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In addition, peroxisome proliferation (or increased peroxisomal enzyme activity), an associative event in the MOA, was induced by tumorigenic doses of DEHP in the liver of mice and rats or by MEHP in rat hepatocytes (David et al.
Protein expression profiling of Coccidioides posadasii by two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis and evaluation of a newly recognized peroxisomal matrix protein as a recombinant vaccine candidate.
 
 
 
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