The Km of liver glucokinase is _____ than typical blood glucose concentrations. At typical blood glucose concentrations, therefore, the rate of glucose catabolism in liver cells is relatively ____.     Much higher; fast     Much higher; slow     Much lower; fast     Much lower; slow

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