During the postabsorptive phase of metabolism:
A. glycogen in muscle cells is broken down to glucose, which is released into the blood.
B. liver glycogen is broken down to glucose, which is released into the blood.
C. triacylglycerols in adipose tissue are broken down to glucose by lipolysis.
D. the liver exports lactate to the muscles, which use it for fuel.
E. glycerol and fatty acids are rapidly assembled into triglycerides in adipose tissue.
B
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