Abstract

This study quantifies the concentrations of circulating insulin, growth hormone, glucose, free fatty acids, glycerol, β-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and alpha amino nitrogen in 11 obese subjects during prolonged starvation. The sites and estimated rates of gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis after 5-6 wk of fasting were investigated in five of the subjects.

Authors

Oliver E. Owen, Philip Felig, Alfred P. Morgan, John Wahren, George F. Cahill Jr.

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