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    Mitochondrial Energy Production
    (Elsevier, 2018) Bahar H. Yalçınkaya; Seda Genc; Jale Çatak; Mustafa Özilgen; Bayram Yilmaz; Hazal Yalçinkaya, Bahar; Yilmaz, Bayram; Çatak, Jale; Özilgen, Mustafa; Genç, Seda
    Mitochondria are the “powerhouse” of the cells where more than 90% of the cellular energy is produced. Functions of the body like muscle work performance and signal transmission along the nervous system are achieved by utilizing the energy generated in the mitochondria. The exergy loss of energy production ability of the mitochondria causes problems in the cellular repair and renewal processes. Aging is one of the major causes for the loss of the energy efficiency of mitochondria. There are numerous diseases related with the mismanagement or failure of the energy generation by the mitochondria in corresponding cells. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Neuronal Energy Production
    (Elsevier, 2018) Bahar H. Yalçınkaya; Seda Genc; Mustafa Özilgen; Bayram Yilmaz; Hazal Yalçinkaya, Bahar; Yilmaz, Bayram; Özilgen, Mustafa; Genç, Seda
    The voluntary and involuntary communication within the body occurs through the nervous system. The building blocks of the nervous system are electrically excitable neurons and neuroglia. They require large amount of ATP in a very short period of time to be able to reestablish resting membrane conditions after transmitting signals as electric current, entropy generation accompanies this process. Generally a single neuron cannot provide the sufficient energy to achieve this and will need the support of neuroglia. This chapter includes theories of signal transmission along the neurons parallel with the basic thermodynamic knowledge to describe energy supply and consumption. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.