The process in which energy is liberated from organic molecules producing ATP
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Why do neurons die so quickly (relative to other cells) when deprived of oxygen?
This question could be considered a follow-up question to Why is a lack of oxygen fatal to cells?, although the top answer there does not address why damage starts to pop in.
The answer says this:
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Why is a lack of oxygen fatal to cells?
In animals temporary anaerobic respiration leads to the breakdown of the pyruvate formed by glycolysis into lactate. The buildup of lactate in the bloodstream is accompanied by a large number of ...
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Where does the 'C' in exhaled CO2 mostly come from?
When a human being exhales $CO_2$, what is, by the numbers, the main source of carbon atoms exiting the body in this way? I mean what class of cells, or which tissues are the biggest on a pie chart of ...
