When are body proteins broken down to provide energy for the body?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: When your diet does not provide adequate amounts of calories, your body will begin to break down its protein. It uses mainly muscle as a source of amino acids, which it can convert to glucose via gluconeogenesis.
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What will be an ideal response?
Where in the cell does the ADH pathway take place?
a. Cytosol b. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Mitochondria d. Nuclei