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medikus
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05/31/08 - 10:46 AM

Thorugh witch of the following mechanism are the products of alcohol metabolism contributing to the hypoglycemia?
1. inhib. formation of piruvan from alanine
2. inhib. of piruvan dehidorgenase
3. incr. reduction of piruvat to lactate
4. incr converison of piruvat to oxaloacetat
5. incr. formation of piruvat from acetyl CoA

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05/31/08 - 11:01 AM

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05/31/08 - 12:42 PM

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06/01/08 - 08:14 PM

Can I please get an explanation on this why is C? Thanks!

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06/05/08 - 05:50 AM

It s in your biochem book

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06/05/08 - 06:04 AM

its 3

alcohol metabolism gives you incresed NADPH and this will drive all your pyruvate to lactate and thats why you will have hypoglycemia cuz u need pyruvate to give you glucose in fasting state and here you dont have any pyruvate ...so fasting hypoglycemia

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06/05/08 - 06:18 AM

match2010 wrote:
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alcohol metabolism gives you incresed NADPH and this will drive all your pyruvate to lactate and thats why you will have hypoglycemia cuz u need pyruvate to give you glucose in fasting state and here you dont have any pyruvate ...so fasting hypoglycemia

i hp i made myself clear.

NADH, not NADPH! very different molecules

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06/05/08 - 06:48 AM

yeah typing error....wanted to write NADH.

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06/05/08 - 04:05 PM

Thanks match for your explanation. It was helpful.

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