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A 25 y.o. man is found in semicomatose state and taken to emergency by friends, who say that the man has not eaten for the past 5 days.
Which of the followingsubstances has most likely been his primary source of glucose?
a. amino acids from liver proteins
b. a.a. from muscle protein
c. fatty acids from adipose tissue
d. glycogen from musckle tissue
e. glycogen from liver
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| Ancylostoma
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B amino acids from muscle proteins , - gluconeogenesis main source
main sources in a fasting state , glycogen first 12 hours, protein from muscle approximately 2 weeks, fatty acids and conversion of acetyl coa to key tones thereafter
Edited by Ancylostoma on 01/17/07 - 09:05 PM
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| Luckyall
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B
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| vijay vegesna
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B
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| freshdoc
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B is the right answer
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| lq2006
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B
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| hanwin
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Thanks Ancylostoma.
Good explanation.
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| SmokyWaters
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uptil 12 hours is glycogen..then is amino acids for a week n then lipolysis...
so amino acids
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| drduck
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B
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