What are Mitochondria? - Mitrochondria

What are Mitochondria?

What are Mitochondria?
Written by Michael Anissimov
Wisegeek.com

Mitochondria are the power plants of animal and plant cells. They convert bloodborne NADH and NADPH into ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the common energy currency of cellular machinery. The singular of mitochondria is mitochondrion.

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