Fasting State Metabolism — MCQs

Major source of energy for brain in fasting/starvation?

Liver produces ketones but cannot use it due to the deficiency of which of the following enzyme?

What is the main source of ketone bodies during fasting?

In a person fasting overnight with carnitine deficiency, which of the following chemicals increase in quantity in blood?

Gluconeogenesis is inhibited by?

In a patient who has been in a state of starvation for 72 hours, which of the following is the primary mechanism for maintaining blood glucose levels?

Not done by insulin:

Which hormone inhibits hormone-sensitive lipase?

Which hormone is known to repress the biosynthesis of the enzyme pyruvate carboxylase?

Ketone body formation without glycosuria is seen in ?