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This energy is mostly in the form of the energy-carrying molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate) which, in turn, powers cellular functions.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
To step back, the body’s energy source comes from ATP, or adenosine triphosphate.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
The main source of energy in cells throughout the body isn’t creatine itself, but adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Most of it ends up in your skeletal muscles, where it’s stored as phosphocreatine and used to regenerate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule that powers muscle contractions, nerve signals, and protein synthesis for tissue repair.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
To step back, the body’s energy source comes from ATP, or adenosine triphosphate.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
The main source of energy in cells throughout the body isn’t creatine itself, but adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Most of it ends up in your skeletal muscles, where it’s stored as phosphocreatine and used to regenerate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule that powers muscle contractions, nerve signals, and protein synthesis for tissue repair.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Adenosine triphosphate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adenosine%20triphosphate. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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