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mitochondrion Definition

mito·chon·drion (mīt′ō kändrē ən)

noun pl. -·dria

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-

mitochondrion Related Forms
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.