Starvation and the Body

The brain normally uses only glucose as its fuel (Integration). The liver cellÆs glucose transporter system keeps the concentration of glucose in the hepatocyte (liver cell) equal to that in the bloodstream, from which the brain derives its sugar. The liver converts glucose, fructose, mannose and galactose to glucose-6-phosphate, which can be converted to glucose when the level of sugar in the bloodstream falls; can be stored in the liver as glycogen; can be oxidized through glycolysis and the TCA cycle for energy production; can be oxidized to acetyl-CoA for the synthesis of lipids, fatty acids and chol

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