Qester Full Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 15, 2007 Messages 450 Reaction score 71 Points 4,766 Medical Student May 25, 2013 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad What sources of energy can the brain utilize? Anything besides glucose?
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D deleted393595 May 25, 2013 #2 Qester said: What sources of energy can the brain utilize? Anything besides glucose? Click to expand... Ketone bodies in limited quantities. Last edited: May 27, 2013 Upvote 0 Downvote
Qester said: What sources of energy can the brain utilize? Anything besides glucose? Click to expand... Ketone bodies in limited quantities.
R rjosh33 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 28, 2011 Messages 246 Reaction score 11 Points 4,631 Medical Student May 26, 2013 #3 ElCapone said: Ketose bodies in limited quantities. Click to expand... Yep, and generally only when the body is in a state of starvation (or fasting) and is forced to use ketone bodies as its energy source. Upvote 0 Downvote
ElCapone said: Ketose bodies in limited quantities. Click to expand... Yep, and generally only when the body is in a state of starvation (or fasting) and is forced to use ketone bodies as its energy source.
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