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A. Glucose metabolism (simplified overview)
Food
mmol/L
g/L Muscle
1.8 10 Glycogen
Blood glucose Glucose
0.8 4.5 taken up E
by cell
E
Ι Ι
Glucose Carbohydrate Metabolism I
CNS Ι Ι
Red cell
Glucose
in urine Anaerobic Oxidation
glycolysis (aerobic)in CNS Energy Anaerobic glycolysis Oxidation (aerobic) Energy Plate 11.9

Glucose released from liver Glucose taken up by liver Lactate CO 2 + H 2 O To liver Lactate G Proteins H 2 O
CO 2 +

C
Lactate Gluconeogenesis
G Ι
Glucose Amino
acids
Ι
Glycogenolysis C Glycerol
Lipolysis
C
Glycogenesis Ι G
E G E
Lipogenesis
Triacyl-
Free glycerol
Glycogen fatty acids Fat tissue
Liver (fat)
Stimulated by:
Ketogenesis
Insulin
Ι (after meals) C Cortisol
Epinephrine Glucagon
E (exercise, etc.) G (hunger) 283

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