Sentences with phrase «high number of mitochondria»

The brown cells possess an extremely high number of mitochondria — these cell power stations «burn» white fat by converting it into thermal energy.
Examination under a microscope confirmed that the muscle fibers of the modified mice are denser, the muscles are more massive, and the cells in the tissue contain higher numbers of mitochondria — cellular organelles that deliver energy to the muscles.
No wonder marathon runners have the highest number of mitochondria in their cells!

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The darker color that characterizes brown fat is due to the greater number of mitochondria, which if you remember from high school biology, is the «powerhouse» of the cell.
Muscles have fibers which adapt to a high volume of repetitions which are a core part of a standard training regimen, by which the number of mitochondria inside the blood cells increases.
Both longer duration, moderate - intensity exercise and shorter periods of high - intensity exercise increase the size and number of mitochondria inside muscle cells and their efficiency.
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