Powerhouse of the cell


Powerhouse of the cell


Powerhouse of the cell


[A] Ribosome
[B] Golgi apparatus
[C] Centriole
[D] Mitochondria



Powerhouse of the cell


Powerhouse of the cell


  • Powerhouse of the cell
  • Mitochondria use aerobic respiration to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is used throughout the cell as a source of chemical energy
  • Mitochondria – discovered by Albert von Kölliker in 1857
  • Term mitochondrion was coined by Carl Benda in 1898.
  • Mitochondrion is popularly nicknamed the “powerhouse of the cell”, a phrase coined by Philip Siekevitz in a 1957 article of the same name
  • Mmature red blood cell has no mitochondria


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