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Ptn trnovr+ proteoly
Protein turnover and proteolysis
Question | Answer |
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Name a situation where you will be in positive nitrogen balance | Pregnancy |
Name a situation where you will be in negative nitrogen balance | Stress/starvation |
Name the hormones responsible for protein loss | glucagon, thyroxine, epinephrine |
Name the hormones responsible for protein synthesis | Insulin |
What is the Ub-proteosome pathway used for? | To degrade intracellular proteins |
What is the lysosomal proteolytic system used for? | Extracellular protein degradation |
What can muscle use as an energy source? | Glucose, fatty acids & ketone bodies and BCAA |
BCAA are never the primary energy source for muscles (T/F) | True |