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| conversion of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid |
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| production of glycogen, mostly in skeletal muscles and the liver |
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| hydrolysis (breakdown) of glycogen; yields glucose 6-phosphate for glycolysis, or (in the liver only) free glucose that can be secreted into the blood |
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| production of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules, including lactic acid and amino acids, primarily in the liver |
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| formation of triglycerides (fat), primarily in adipose tissue |
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| hydrolysis (breakdown) of triglycerides, primarily in adipose tissue |
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| formation of ketone bodies, which are four-carbon-long organic acids, from fatty acids; occurs in the liver |
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