Title: mitochondrial membrane potential
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - mitochondrial membrane potential
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11879
Status: current

Definition
Membrane potential across the inner membrane of the mitochondrion generated by the electron transport chain.

Note
Changes in this potential are associated with exposure to some neurotoxicants.

Related Term
- neurotoxicants: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11949

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 882 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'mitochondrial membrane potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11879
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