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单词 cellular respiration
释义

cellular respiration

noun

variants or less commonly cell respiration
: any of various energy-yielding oxidative reactions in living matter that typically involve transfer of oxygen and production of carbon dioxide and water as end products
Cellular respiration is a series of reactions, occurring under aerobic conditions, during which large amounts of ATP are produced. Teresa Audesirk and Gerald Audesirk
One of the primary sources of energy is glucose, the basic building block of starch and many sugars in our diet. Its oxidation in cell respiration can be subdivided into three phases: glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the system of electron transport. Pete Moore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Your breath has about 100 times more thanks to your cellular respiration, or how your cells break down sugars and oxygen to make energy and CO2. Max G. Levy, Wired, 23 Feb. 2022 The superintendent talked a few minutes about cellular respiration — students listened politely — and then shifted into asking about college and career plans. Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Tempo sessions improve your body’s tolerance to and ability to buffer lactate (the byproduct of anaerobic cellular respiration). Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 12 July 2019 An additional 30 percent to 50 percent of children with autism show signs of mitochondrial dysfunction, such as abnormal levels of certain byproducts generated by cellular respiration, the process through which ATP is produced. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 18 June 2021 In a process known as cellular respiration, organisms use oxygen to oxidize substrates (for example sugars and fats) and generate energy. David Bressan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Anaerobic creatures, bacteria that instead of oxygen use other elements, like sulfur and methane, for cellular respiration, could still survive. David Bressan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Known as the cell's powerhouse, mitochondria is responsible for cellular respiration and produces energy, known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), from oxygen. Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020 More attention must be paid to basic metabolism and energy regulation, including the cellular respiration of neurons and glial cells. Dean Mobbs, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cellular respiration

noun

: any of various energy-yielding oxidative reactions in living matter that typically involve transfer of oxygen and production of carbon dioxide and water as end products
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