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    Dec 18, 2007, 04:50 PM
    Cullular respiration
    What is the pathway that initiates cellular respiration?
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    Dec 18, 2007, 05:45 PM
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    What is the pathway that initiates cellular respiration?
    In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell. In each pathway, a principal chemical is modified by chemical reactions. Enzymes catalyze these reactions, and often require dietary minerals, vitamins and other cofactors in order to function properly. Because of the many chemicals that may be involved, pathways can be quite elaborate. In addition, many pathways can exist within a cell. This collection of pathways is called the metabolic network. Pathways are important to the maintenance of homeostasis within an organism.
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