Question

Do nerve cells have mitochondria?

Answer 1

Mitochondria:

1. A mitochondrion is a double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms.
2. Interconnected mitochondria are also found in neuronal cell bodies, but in order to enter the axon, a mitochondrion must undergo a fission reaction that frees it from the reticulum.
3. Majorly, the mitochondria in nerve cells are involved in redox signaling, regulation of Ca²⁺, developmental and synaptic plasticity along with the mediation of cell survival and death.
4. It is said that nearly 2 million mitochondria are found in a cell.

Hence, nervous cells have mitochondria.