Abstract
Compounents of living cells are able to release energy stored in certain food nutrients. This energy is able to do work for various kinds of cell activities; muscle contraction, protein synthesis or the production of heat.
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Kilgour, O.F.G. (1985). Food Energy. In: Mastering Nutrition. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17814-8_5
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