29-11-2017, 04:26 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Ahhhh,gumbud,how greatly we worry over such small cytoplasmic matrixes,ol' chap....
The chance-percentage of mitochondrial dysfunction is really not worth your tears,gumbud...so blow yer conk & dry yer eyes,me old mate. Y'see;The most important function of the mitochondria is to produce energy. Fairy Nuff. The
simpler [i.e; more basic] molecules of nutrition are passed to the mitochondria,to be processed to produce charged molecules. These charged molecules combine with oxygen and thus produce 'ATP'(Adenosine triphosphate] molecules. This process is known as oxidative phosphorylation. [sorry!]
Mitochondria help cells to maintain proper concentration of calcium ions within the compartments of the cell,but they also help in building certain parts of blood and hormones,i.e; testosterone and estrogen.
The mitochondria in liver cells,have enzymes that detoxify ammonia. THESE,although not seeming so,are the m/c that are really important to keep operational-they stop you poisoning yourself from within...by accident.
The mitochondria also play important role in the process of apoptosis or 'programmed cell death'. Which is to say,each-and-every cell & microcell in the human-or any-living framework,has a 'cut-off' date after which apoptosis will take place,clearing out used 'husks' to be replaced with energetic cells....THIS is the process that slows as the body ages,thus you humans [shuddup] become slower,less 'sprightly'...and fussier regarding diet. However-the slowing of the process is not in,or of itself,a bad or dangerous thing,as the mitochondria play an important role in the production of ATP via the process of oxidative phosphorylation. At this point,I'll STFU and suggest that if you're interested,you Bing,Google,I.E.Safari, or whatever the bloody thing's called,the phrase 'Krebs cycle'. Oh...if anyone's wondering,'ATP' is a nucleotide performing many
essential roles in body cells. It's the major energy format of the cell,providing the energy for most of the sometimes extremely energy-consumptive activities within a cell. Damnit...I'm being stared at again...Anon,poppets...