Adipose Tissue Maintains Vast Fuel Reserves in the Form of Triacylglycerols

Adipose Tissue Maintains Vast Fuel Reserves in the Form of Triacylglycerols 

Under conditions of nutritional excess, fatty acids are absorbed by adipose tissue where they are converted to storage lipids in the form of triacylglycerols. The triacylglycerols can be mobilized at a later time, when the carbohydrate 

The Liver Is the Central Clearing House for All Energy-Related Metabolism 

Synthesis and degradation of triacylglycerols in adipose tissue. Fatty acids are delivered to adipose tissue. In times of energy excess these are converted to triacylglycerols and stored until needed, at which point the triacylglycerols are converted back to fatty acids. 

The plasma levels of fatty acids and ketone bodies increase during starvation, whereas the glucose levels decrease. Due to the dramatic rise in ketone bodies there are more ATP equivalents in the plasma of the starving animal than in the normal animal. 

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Adipose Tissue Maintains Vast Fuel Reserves in the Form of Triacylglycerols The Liver Is the Central Clearing House for All Energy-Related Metabolism ... 

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