Ketone Bodies
Ketone Bodies KETONE BODIES INTRODUCTION Three water-soluble compounds produced by the liver from fatty acids. Result of intense gluconeogenesis during fasting, carbohydrate restrictive diets, , prolonged intense exercise, alcoholism or in untreated (or inadequately treated) type 1 diabetes mellitus. TYPES Three endogenous ketone bodies are Acetone acetoacetic acid beta-hydroxybutyric acid FORMATION Food intake ceases, the body enters the starvation response. Initially, the body’s glycogen stores are used […]
