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To determine:
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To determine:
Whether fatty acids be used to produce glucose.
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When the glycogen stores are depleted, then the glucose is synthesized from non-carbohydrate sources that feed into gluconeogenesis. Fatty acids and amino acids can also feed into catabolism at different points, allowing production of ATP even in the absence of glucose.
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