Pathology Definition - Where does water accumulate during hydropic change?
Where does water accumulate during hydropic change?
Water accumulates in the hyaloplasm but also in the invaginations of the plasma membrane
(hypoxic vacuoles), mitochondria, and the cisterns of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER),
causing their malfunction. Swollen mitochondria produce less energy, and the detachment of
ribosomes from membranes of dilated RER results in reduced protein synthesis
Water accumulates in the hyaloplasm but also in the invaginations of the plasma membrane
(hypoxic vacuoles), mitochondria, and the cisterns of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER),
causing their malfunction. Swollen mitochondria produce less energy, and the detachment of
ribosomes from membranes of dilated RER results in reduced protein synthesis
