Mitochondrion

 

 
 

Function
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Resources:
Mitochondria & Electron Transport - An animated introduction to the mitochondria which goes into some detail on its chemical structure and function.

Wikipedia Mitochondrion Entry - A rather comprehensive overview of information on the mitochondria, complete with academic sitations and some diagrams. Still, bear in mind that this is a Wikipedia article, and ultimately isn't concidered an academically reliable source.

The Electron Microscopic Atlas - The mitochondria page from the EMA, with a wide range of E.M. images from various types of cells.

Rat Liver Mitochondrion Movie - This site provides several movies of a rotating 3D model of the membranes in a rat liver mitochondrion.

Mitochondrion Reconstructed by Electron Tomography - A page with a great deal of multimendia representing 3D reconstructions of mitochondria.

Images

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A diagram of basic mitochondrial structure matched up with an actual E.M. image of the same thing. (image and description provided on the Brooklyn College Website, here)

These are two paintings inspired by mitochondria by biological artist Udra Noel. A number more, as well as other cell-biologically themed art, can be viewed on her website here.
 
     
 
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