PHYSIOL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Glycerol, Glycogen, Pyruvic Acid
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Hepatic portal circulation will first take the blood flow to the liver. So glucose is delivered to the liver first. The liver can do multiple things with the glucose. Glucose can be converted to glycogen which is a storage form of glucose. Some of the glucose is converted into fat. Glucose can be converted to alpha-glycerol phosphate and fatty acids which can be used to make triglycerides (fat) So very high carbohydrate meals will result in higher fat. Liver doesn"t take all the glucose out of the blood. Beyond the liver, it will go to the other tissues. Adipose tissue can take up glucose where it can be converted and stored as triglycerides. Almost all cells in the body can take up glucose and use it for energy. The muscle is the major consumer of our nutrient and can take up glucose to make. Amino acids first pass through the liver then to the rest of the body.
