Prof. Abdel Raouf Ahmed Abbas Elbadawi

Fate of Absorbed Glucose
 1st

Priority: glycogen storage
◦ Stored in muscle and liver
 2nd

Priority: provide energy
◦ Oxidized to ATP
 3rd

Priority: stored as fat
◦ Only excess glucose
◦ Stored as triglycerides in adipose 

 

 

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