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  • 30003574194396215001787517968719857133059PublicAssets/3661These mitochondria (red) are from the heart muscle cell of a rat. Mitochondria have an inner membrane that folds in many places (and that appears here as striations). This folding vastly increases the surface area for energy production. Nearly all our cells have mitochondria. Related to image <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=3664" target="_blank">3664</a>.National Center for Microscopy and Imaging ResearchThomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging ResearchPhotograph

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    Mitochondria from rat heart muscle cell

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    These mitochondria (red) are from the heart muscle cell of a rat. Mitochondria have an inner membrane that folds in many places (and that appears here as striations). This folding vastly increases the surface area for energy production. Nearly all our cells have mitochondria. Related to image 3664.

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    Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research

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