Gluconeogenesis

• Other Authors: Zhang, Weizhen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Physiology; glucose homeostasis, diabetes mellitus, insulin, mathematical model, leptin, kidney
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Gluconeogenesis, the metabolic process through which glucose or glycogen is synthesized from noncarbohydrate substrates, is critical for maintaining the plasma glucose level within a narrow range either in the fed or fasting (nutritional deprivation) state. Dysregulation of this pathway usually caus...