The interaction between ketone bodies and carbohydrate in human metabolism
Thesis Abstract: The human brain cannot oxidise fat, so ketone bodies (KBs) are produced in the liver from fat to provide energy in starvation, the brain having a high capacity to oxidise KBs. KB levels rise as insulin falls, with reduced glucose availability, thereby providing a signal to conserve...
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2017
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