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Round mitochondria of various sizes in a brown fat cell
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Brown fat is different from white fat because of its many mitochondria, shown here, with their extensive internal membranes. Mitochondria can burn energy to generate heat and raise body temperature.
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Don W. Fawcett, Fawcett’s “The Cell” 2nd Ed., CIL:11426, Creative Commons License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode).
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Round mitochondria of various sizes in a brown fat cell
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Round mitochondria of various sizes in a brown fat cell