What actually kill us when we die?
There are a ton of ways to interfere with the ATP production pathway – that’s why there are so many so-called “causes of death”. But no matter where – or how – the pathway fails, the ultimate result is the same: your body can’t produce enough energy to carry out the processes needed to actually maintain life.
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