Administration of insulin decreases the blood concentration of ketone bodies in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis by which of the following mechanisms? A) Decreasing formation of ketone bodies in skeletal muscle B) Decreasing lipolysis in adipose tissue C) Increasing hepatic activity of carnitine acyltransferase D) Increasing hepatic levels of acetyl CoA E) Increasing hepatic oxidation of ketone bodies

Administration of insulin decreases the blood concentration of ketone bodies in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis by which of the following mechanisms? A) Decreasing formation of ketone bodies in skeletal muscle B) Decreasing lipolysis in adipose tissue C) Increasing hepatic activity of carnitine acyltransferase D) Increasing hepatic levels of acetyl CoA E) Increasing hepatic oxidation of ketone bodies

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

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Chapter6: Basic Clinical Chemistry

Section6.1: Introduction To Clinical Chemistry

Problem 2RQ

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