The liver plays a key role in blood glucose control through glycogenesis (storing glucose as glycogen), glycogenolysis (breaking down glycogen to glucose), and gluconeogenesis (synthesizing glucose from non-carbohydrate sources).
- glycogenesis (glucose --> glyogen) - glycogenolysis (glycogen --> glucose) - gluconeogenesis (glycerol/amino acids --> glucose)
| Front | What does the liver do in blood glucose control? |
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| Back | - glycogenesis (glucose --> glyogen) - glycogenolysis (glycogen --> glucose) - gluconeogenesis (glycerol/amino acids --> glucose) |
Tags: homeostasis
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