The interaction between ketone bodies and carbohydrate in human metabolism
The human brain cannot oxidise fat, so ketone bodies (KBs) are produced in the liver from fat to provide energy in starvation, the brain having a high capacity to oxidise KBs. KB levels rise as insulin falls, with reduced glucose availability, thereby providing a signal to conserve carbohydrate and...
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University of Oxford
2017
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.729802 |