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Biochemistry Fuel in Fed, Fasting and Starvation e41bdf13

During fasting, which of the following is released from the muscles?

A
Alanine
B
Glutamine
C
Branched keto acid
D
Asparagine
High-Yield Explanation
*Alanine is formed from glucose in muscles during fasting conditions. *This alanine comes out in blood, then taken up by liver *In liver it is conveed back to glucose by a pathway known as gluconeogenesis. *Then this glucose is again supplied to the fasting muscle. So, a cycle is formed known as Cahill cycle (see treasure).

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