The Mitochondrion and Bioenergetics

How the Cell — and the Body — Powers Life

The Mitochondrion and Bioenergetics is Book A2 of The Performance & Human Physiology Encyclopedia — a 93-volume, university-level library on how the human body actually works, system by system. It is written for students, coaches, clinicians and serious self-learners: deep enough that a professional already trained in the field keeps learning, structured clearly enough that a motivated reader can follow every step.

What you will find inside

• Energy, Thermodynamics, and the Logic of Bioenergetics
• ATP: The Universal Energy Currency
• The Mitochondrion: Structure, Origin, and Dynamics
• Redox Chemistry and the Electron Carriers
• Fuel Catabolism I: Glycolysis
• Fuel Catabolism II: Pyruvate Oxidation and the Citric Acid Cycle
• Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Electron Transport Chain and Chemiosmosis
• Fatty Acid Oxidation and Ketone Metabolism
• Amino Acid Oxidation and the Integration of Fuels
• Anaerobic Energy and the Energy Systems of Exercise
• Integration and Regulation of Whole-Body Energy Metabolism
• Mitochondrial Adaptation, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Metabolic Health
• Bioenergetics in Practice: Fueling, Performance, and Metabolic Health

How this book is written

• University level, without dilution. Exact scientific terminology, defined at first use — mechanisms, not just conclusions.
• Evidence graded, not asserted. Major claims carry a level, from A (strong) to D (expert opinion), so you always know how much weight to give them.
• Numbers, formulas, worked examples. Reference ranges, equations and solved calculations you can apply the same day.
• Myths confronted directly. Where a popular claim does not survive the evidence, the book says so — and shows why.
• Fully referenced (APA 7). References at the end of every chapter, plus a master bibliography.

13 chapters · approx. 254 pages · Book A2, Collection A — Physiological & Biological Foundations.