Outline glycogenolysis and
lipolysis.
Glycogenolysis is the break down of glycogen
when the body needs glucose (formation of glucose from glycogen). If the
glycogen comes from the skeletal muscle it can only be used in the skeletal
muscles. If the glycogen comes from the liver, it can enter the blood stream
and go anywhere in the body.
Lipolysis is the break down of
triglycerides stored in fat cells. Triglycerides go through hydrolysis and are
broken into glycerol and fatty acids. The fatty acids are released into the bloodstream
and circulate through the body. They are used in the mitochondria -> acetyl
coA (Krebs cycle- ATP production)
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