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yes, glucose is the only source of energy for brain cells
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What is glucose the prefered source of energy for?
brain cells, nerve cells, red blood cells
What is the brain main source of energy?
Glucose is the main source of energy of the brain. It is converted to ATP inside the brain. However, the brain cells (neurons) themselves use some glucose. The other glucose is first metabolized and converted to "Lactate" by cells inside the brain called "Astrocytes". The lactate produced will then enter the neurons and then is converted to ATP.
What is the brains source of energy?
Glucose is the main source of energy of the brain. It is converted to ATP inside the brain. However, the brain cells (neurons) themselves use some glucose. The other glucose is first metabolized and converted to "Lactate" by cells inside the brain called "Astrocytes". The lactate produced will then enter the neurons and then is converted to ATP.
What organ can only use glucose for energy?
The answer is brain. Your brain is almost exclusively depends on the glucose as energy source. You lose the consciousness very rapidly, if blood supply to the brain is hampered by any reason.
What is the energy for the brain and red blood cells?
glucose
What is the site of the body utilizes glucose as an energy source exclusively in all conditions?
The brain, nerve cells and red blood cells.
What is the principle source of energy for brain cells?
The human body primarily uses glucose, a type of simple sugar, for energy. We convert the energy stored in glucose into a molecule called ATP which is what powers most of our cellular activity.
Cells convent the energy from glucose because?
conversion of glucose to energy, glucose molecule. Muscle and brain cells like this, because they use lots of ATP.
Glucose is a what that is a major source of energy in cells?
It is a sugar.
What sugars do cells prefer as an energy source?
glucose
Is plants cells the ultimate energy source?
glucose
What monosaccharide is used by cells as an energy source?
Glucose
