Synthesis of glucose (and/or glycogen) from non-carbohydrate precursors such as lactate, glucogenic amino acids, glycerol, and propionate. Liver glycogen can meet these needs for only 10-18 hours in the absence of dietary intake of...
Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, The family of carbohydrates includes both simple and complex sugars. Glucose & fructose are examples of simple sugars, and starch, glycogen, and cellulose are all...
Gas exchange is the process of obtaining oxygen either directly from the air as in the case of unicellular organisms or by a respiratory system as in the case of multicellular organisms and releasing...
