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Fatty Acid Metabolism

Learning Goals

1. Summarize the digestion and storage of lipids.

2. Describe the degradation of fatty acids by ß - oxidation.

3. Explain the role of acetyl CoA in fatty acid metabolism.

4. Understand the role of ketone body production in ß-oxidation.

5. Compare ß-oxidation of fatty acids and fatty acid biosynthesis.

6. Describe the regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to the liver, adipose tissue, muscle tissue, and the brain.

7. Summarize the antagonistic effects of glucagon and insulin.










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