Chemistry For Today: General, Organic, And Biochemistry, Loose-leaf Version
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Author: Spencer L. Seager
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.57E
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The source from where energy comes to keep the brain of person functioning is to be predicted.
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A biological process that synthesizes glucose from noncarbohydrate compounds when the intake of carbohydrate is low and glycogen reserves are empty is known as gluconeogenesis.
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Chemistry For Today: General, Organic, And Biochemistry, Loose-leaf Version
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