What Is Atp?

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Im doing a project and i need to describe what ATP means. (im a prenursing student so i dont know much about this.)

how is ATP used in nursing?

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What kind of project? ATP in biochemistry is adenosine triphosphate.

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if i remember correctly, atp = adenotriphosphate...the 'powerhouse' of a cell.

i remember atp as the energizer.

heh.

sorry....the rest i'd have to look up.

leslie

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Are you referring to adenosine triphosphate? Have you tried using Google? Don't you have a text book with this in it?

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yea. ive been researching it and trying to understand it but its so complex and theres so much to it. i just cant seem to be able to sum it up.

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Tell me what you already know about it.

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what i understand from it is that its role is to transport energy through cells..

but where does oxygen take place in this process?

how does this process happen?

what does it tell us?

how do nurses use ATP?

so much i dont know

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

It's an intergral part of cellular function.

Here's the Wikipedia citing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle

I also saw 2 You-tube listings on the google results, but can't check them on work computer ("surf control!!").

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Nurses don't directly use ATP.

Which class is this for?

Which resources have you used that you are not understanding?

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Nurses don't "use" ATP per se, but learning how the body works @ a cellular level helps us understand when physiology goes wrong (pathophysiology) and the mechanisms of illness.

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i feel retarded lol

i dont understand... im so lost.

does anyone know how oxygen takes place in ATP?

this is an essay im writing... i talked about the importance of oxygen in the body... how a low level can cause disease, it keeps our body functioning, our heart strong, strenthens our immune system... all that stuff...

now im struggling talking about what atp really is and how oxygen applis to it

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