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Lipid droplets Hepatocyte Acetoacetate, D-?-hydroxybutyrate, acetone CoA ketone body formation Fatty acids ? oxidation Acetyl-CoA Oxaloacetate citric acid cycle gluconeogenesis Glucose Acetoacetate and D-?-hydroxybutyrate exported as energy source for heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain Glucose exported as fuel for brain and other tissues

          Lipid droplets
Hepatocyte
Acetoacetate,
D-?-hydroxybutyrate,
acetone
CoA
ketone body formation
Fatty acids
? oxidation
Acetyl-CoA
Oxaloacetate
citric acid cycle
gluconeogenesis
Glucose
Acetoacetate and D-?-hydroxybutyrate exported as energy source for heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain
Glucose exported as fuel for brain and other tissues

Lipid droplets
Hepatocyte
Acetoacetate,
D-?-hydroxybutyrate,
acetone
CoA
ketone body formation
Fatty acids
? oxidation
Acetyl-CoA
Oxaloacetate
citric acid cycle
gluconeogenesis
Glucose
Acetoacetate and D-?-hydroxybutyrate exported as energy source for heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain
Glucose exported as fuel for brain and other tissues

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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Solved by Expert Madhur L

06/22/2023

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Fatty acids undergo $\boxed{\text{Boxidation}}$ to form $\boxed{\text{Acetyl-CoA}}$. Show more…

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Lipid droplets Hepatocyte Acetoacetate, D-̢-hydroxybutyrate, acetone CoA ketone body formation Fatty acids ̢ oxidation Acetyl-CoA Oxaloacetate citric acid cycle gluconeogenesis Glucose Acetoacetate and D-̢-hydroxybutyrate exported as energy source for heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain Glucose exported as fuel for brain and other tissues