mitochondrion
mitochondrion
Definition
mito·chon·drion (mīt′ō kän′drē ən)
noun pl. -·dria-ə
any of various very small, usually rodlike structures found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and that serve as a center of intracellular enzyme activity which produces the ATP needed to power the cell
Etymology: ModL < Gr mitos, a thread + chondrion, a small cartilage < chondros: see chondro-
mi′·to·chon′·drial adjective
mitochondrion
Usage Examples
Possessives
- cell: Coenzyme Q10 is found in almost every living cell, especially in the cells ' mitochondria ( i.e. , " energy factories " ).
Converse of object
- enter: MCT's enter the mitochondria, the powerhouse of a cell, without assistance, and do not require the usual transport mechanism.
- contain: Male sperm contains only enough mitochondria to power the sperm to the surface of the egg it doe not enter the egg.
- call: Most of the cells in your body contain tiny particles called mitochondria which have their own DNA.
- have: So everyone, male and female, will have identical mitochondria to those of all members of their all-female line.
- include: A human cell is made up of many components, including mitochondria which provide the main source of energy for the cell.
- protect: It protects the mitochondria inside the cells and it is thought to have an anti-ageing action on the brain.
Preposition: in
- cell: This happens because of damage caused by ROMs to the energy generating ' factories ' called mitochondria in the cells of the inner ear.
- cytoplasm: Some of them bind specific sites like mitochondria in the cytoplasm in vivo, hence vital stain.
Adjective modifier
- intact: Since F 1 of intact mitochondria faces the interior matrix space, these SMP are said to be inside out.
- more: We're talking more mitochondria in the muscle cells, more aerobic enzymes and even more capillaries wrapped around the muscle fibers.
- few: Fewer cell mitochondria may lead to production of lactic acid at low exercise levels, which in turn limits muscle performance.
- bovine: The nuclear encoded subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria.
- faulty: In this way, they hope to replace faulty mitochondria - tiny structures found in a cell that are responsible for energy production.
- enough: Male sperm contains only enough mitochondria to power the sperm to the surface of the egg it doe not enter the egg.
Noun used with modifier
- cell: The reduction of cell mitochondria has also been found in healthy inactive people.
- plant: Unique features of plant mitochondria The unique features of the TCA cycle in plants.
- liver: These processes are catalyzed by specific amino acid porters, which are present only in liver mitochondria.
- muscle: One isoform of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase increases in amount in muscle mitochondria during starvation.
- heart: The nuclear encoded subunits of complex I from bovine heart mitochondria.
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