The Brain's Energy Sources
Metabolism Made Easy - Podcast tekijän mukaan A J Ghalayini, Ph.D.
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This podcast covers the use of glucose and ketone bodies as energy sources by the brain. During sleep and short fasts, the brain is completely dependent on the output of glucose by the liver. Glucose is oxidized all the way to CO2 by the brain under aerobic conditions to produce up to 38ATPs.
