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mitochondrial cloud

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A prominent mass in the cytoplasm of previtellogenic oocytes. The cloud contains both mitochondria and electron-dense granulofibrillar material (GFM) and is the source of germinal granule material. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6541166 ]

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Label

mitochondrial cloud

Synonyms
  • Balbiani body
has obo namespace

cellular_component

has related synonym

mitochondrial aggregate

id

GO:0032019