Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell

Made:
1970-1990 in unknown place
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Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Plastic organelle model of a mitochondrion from a cell

Inside mitochondria, glucose and oxygen react together to produce carbon dioxide and water, releasing energy, making them know as the powerhouses of cells. Their role also includes signalling to other cells. Mitochondria are found inside the cytoplasm (liquid) of a cell and are only visible under a microscope when they are stained with a colour. Different cell types have different numbers of mitochondria depending on their role in our bodies.

Physiologist Albert von Kolliker discovered mitochondria in 1857. After briefly being called bioblasts from 1886 onwards, Carl Bena renamed them mitochondria in 1898. This from the Greek for thread, 'mitos,' and granule, 'chondros' relating to their appearance.

This model, among others, was made for a Science Museum gallery called ‘Cells, Molecules and Life’ which opened in 1986 and closed in 1999. The gallery was sponsored by the Biochemical Society to celebrate their 75th anniversary.

Details

Category:
Microbiology
Object Number:
2010-84
Materials:
plastic
Measurements:
overall: 250 mm x 460 mm x 150 mm,
without plinth: 192 mm x 460 mm x 155 mm, 1.82 kg
type:
model - representation
credit:
Unknown source