Energy Metabolism in the Nerve Cell (IMAGE)

Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University

Energy Metabolism in the Nerve Cell

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Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90 percent of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. ATP energy is produced when the mitochondria transfers glucose and oxygen into water and carbon dioxide. How ATP is produced and delivered to intricate neuronal dendrites has been a mystery.

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Mineko Kengaku, Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS)

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