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Every organism on Earth has to make the same kind of fuel: a molecule called adenosine triphosphate, or ATP for short.
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Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Hydrogen ions, which are also part of lactic acid, and adenosine triphosphate or ATP, which is actually part of what the muscle uses as fuel.
—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Creatine plays a key role in regenerating adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body's primary energy source—especially during short bursts of high-intensity activity like weightlifting or sprinting.1
Because of its role in muscle performance, creatine is highly touted in fitness and athletics.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
About 95% of your body's creatine is in the skeletal muscles, playing a role in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), molecules that are the energy supply for cells.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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Carl Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Hydrogen ions, which are also part of lactic acid, and adenosine triphosphate or ATP, which is actually part of what the muscle uses as fuel.
—Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
Creatine plays a key role in regenerating adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body's primary energy source—especially during short bursts of high-intensity activity like weightlifting or sprinting.1
Because of its role in muscle performance, creatine is highly touted in fitness and athletics.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
About 95% of your body's creatine is in the skeletal muscles, playing a role in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), molecules that are the energy supply for cells.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Adenosine triphosphate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adenosine%20triphosphate. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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adenosine triphosphate
noun
adenosine tri·phos·phate
-trī-ˈfäs-ˌfāt 
: atp
Medical Definition
adenosine triphosphate
noun
adenosine tri·phos·phate
-trī-ˈfäs-ˌfāt
: atp
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