During the absorptive state of metabolism, amino acids:
A. are used for protein synthesis in most body cells.
B. are used for glycogen synthesis in the liver.
C. may be converted to ketones in the liver.
D. are burned as fuel in muscles, creating urea as a waste product.
E. are mobilized from muscle and other tissues faster than they are taken up by those tissues.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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