Metabolism of Carbohydrates

摘要: The liver can be regarded as the center of intermediary metabolism organism. It removes glucose if in excess, after a normal carbohydrate-rich meal, via glycogen synthesis and glycolysis plus liponeogenesis, it liberates needed, between meals, degradation gluconeo-genesis. alone produces ketone bodies has major role lipoprotein (see Chapter 10). detoxifies ammonia amino acid nitrogen by urea glutamine 11). pathways energy production are β-oxidation fatty acids acids. This chapter first reviews how functions glucostat different dietary situations. then briefly summarizes regulation carbohydrate extracellular levels substrates hormones, hepatic nerves, finally shows hepatocyte heterogeneity might involved regulation.