http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/neurological-disorders Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:14:43 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:14:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/195/mitochondria-and-brain-disease By Heena Mulchandani - Mitochondria are eukaryotic, membrane-enclosed, 1-10um sized organelles, described as “cellular power plants” as they are responsible for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and oxidative phosporylation. Signal transduction (buffering and storage of intracellular calcium), control of cell cycle and cell growth, as well as programmed cell death (apoptosis) are other important homeostatic processes governed by mitochondria. It is not surprising therefore that, despite extensive research efforts at elucidating the still un-established pathophysiology of neurological disease... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:39 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/195/mitochondria-and-brain-disease