Biochemistry
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Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
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Chapter 15, Problem 23RE
REFLECT AND APPLY Adult humans synthesize large amounts of ATP in the course of a day, but their body weights do not change significantly. In the same time period, the structures and compositions of their bodies also do not change appreciably. Explain this apparent contradiction.
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