why did fasting, exercise, and a high-fat diet aggravate the patient's symptoms
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An individual developed a condition characterized by progressive muscular weakness and aching muscle cramps. The symptoms were aggravated by fasting, exercise, and a high-fat diet. The homogenate of a skeletal muscle specimen from the patient oxidized added oleate more slowly than did control homogenates, consisting of muscle specimens from healthy individuals. When carnitine was added to the patient's muscle homogenate, the rate of oleate oxidation equaled that in the control homogenates. The patient was diagnosed as having a carnitine deficiency. (a) Why did added carnitine increase the rate of oleate oxidation in the patient's muscle homogenate? (b) Why were the patient's symptoms aggravated by fasting, exercise, and a high-fat diet? (c) Suggest two possible reasons for the deficiency of muscle carnitine in this individual.
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