Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Chapter 16, Problem 54TQ
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The way through which the body supplies the glucose required by the brain during fasting.
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Fasting is the condition under which a person, intentionally or unintentionally, does not consume food. Under the conditions of starvation, the body does not get proper nutrients and tries to fulfill its needs by utilizing its reservoirs of energy, that is, the protein reserve, fats stored in adipose tissue, and the glycogen store.
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