Image Gallery: Mitochondria from rat heart muscle cell_2
ID
3664
These mitochondria (brown) are from the heart muscle cell of a rat. Mitochondria have an inner membrane that folds in many places (and that appears here as striations). This folding vastly increases the surface area for energy production. Nearly all our cells have mitochondria. Related to image 3661.
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National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
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