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Ptn trnovr+ proteoly
Protein turnover and proteolysis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |