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Liver Metabolism

Liver metabolism

The liver coordinates blood glucose, fuel storage and release, lipid metabolism, and nitrogen disposal.

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The liver helps keep fuel available between meals. After eating, it can use and store nutrients; between meals, it helps release or make .

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PathwayGlycolysisuses pathwayPathwayGluconeogenesisuses pathwayPathwayGlycogen Metabolismuses pathwayPathwayPentose Phosphate pathwayuses pathway
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Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Glycolysis · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Gluconeogenesis · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Glycogen Metabolism · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Pentose Phosphate pathway · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Urea Cycle · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Fatty Acid β-oxidation · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Fatty Acid synthesis · Pathway
Liver Metabolism · ProcessUSES PATHWAY →Cholesterol Biosynthesis · Pathway

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Liver Metabolism.

reviewEnergy Metabolism in the LiverHepatology Communications · PMC reviewPhysiology, FastingNCBI Bookshelf pathwayGlycolysis (R-HSA-70171)Reactome · Homo sapiens pathwayGluconeogenesis (R-HSA-70263)Reactome · Homo sapiens
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Glycogen metabolism (R-HSA-8982491)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathwayPentose phosphate pathway (R-HSA-71336)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathwayUrea cycle (R-HSA-70635)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathwayMitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation (R-HSA-77289)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathwayFatty acyl-CoA biosynthesis and palmitate synthesis (R-HSA-75105)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathwayCholesterol biosynthesis (R-HSA-191273)Reactome · Homo sapiens · pathway
Research Claims

Hepatic fuel flux depends on zonation, substrate delivery, hormonal signals, mitochondrial state, and exchange with adipose tissue and muscle.