Mitochondrion. Coloured high resolution scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single mitochondrion in a pancreatic acinar cell. The cylindrical mito

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Mitochondrion. Coloured high resolution scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single mitochondrion in a pancreatic acinar cell. The cylindrical mitochondrion (green, centre) has two membranes: an outer surrounding membrane; an inner membrane which forms folds called cristae. It is on the cristae that chemical reactions occur. Mitochondria are sites of cell respiration: sugars and fats are oxidised to produce energy which is then stored. They are thus called \powerhouses\" of the cell. Magnification unknown."

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Keywords: acinar, biological, biology, cell, cytology, human, microbiology, mitochon, mitochondria, mitochondrion, organelle, pancreas, structure