Structure inside a cell that is the location of the cell's energy production machinery. (Plural: Mitochondria) Also: Mitochondria

	Acetyl-L-Carnitine As A Treatment "...It is considered essential in helping to transport fatty acids into mitochondria (the power plants of the cells)..." Carnitine Related Topic "A compound found in skeletal and cardiac muscle and certain other tissues that functions as a carrier of fatty acids across the membranes of the mitochondria..." Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome Relationship to Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement "...Oxidative damage to mitochondria and the detoxification process itself is being considered as a fundamental mechanism in the development of CFS..." CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) As A Treatment "...Function; Reasons For Use CoQ-10 is a normal component of the electron transport chain; which allows the electron energy to be converted to ATP during oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria..." Magnesium Malate As A Treatment "...Because malic acid plays a key role in the production of energy in the mitochondria, it is often recommended with magnesium for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome..." Ornithine Related Topic "...The major difference between the two is that ornithine enters cell mitochondria..." Test Antioxidant Status As A Treatment "...The membranes of the organelles within the cells (mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes etc..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007