Multiple choice

In the cells of striated muscles, the mitochondria were first observed by:

  1. Robert Brown

  2. Altman

  3. Kolliker

  4. Benda

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kolliker observed granular structures in muscle cells in 1857, later named mitochondria by Benda in 1898. Robert Brown discovered the cell nucleus, Altman observed 'bioblasts' (likely mitochondria) generally, but Kolliker specifically noted them in striated muscle.