After entering the muscle cell, fatty acids need to reach the mitochondria, where they are metabolized by beta-oxidation, i.e., the process that leads to ATP production. Since fatty acid are ...

Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small ...

Mitochondria arose through a fateful endosymbiosis more than 1.45 billion years ago. Many mitochondria make ATP without the help of oxygen. Aa Aa Aa What variety is there in mitochondria ...

Isolation of mouse cells without mtDNA (ρ ... suggesting the presence of a substantial amount of mitochondria in subsarcolemmal regions in most mouse fibres (data not shown).