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How can an animal cell obtain needed glucose when glucose is lacking in the diet - (Jan/19/2015 )

How can an naimal cell obtain needed glucose when glucose is lacking in the diet?

-saurabh vemuri-

any carbohydrate can be broken down to glucose.

 

fats can be converted. even proteins can be converted when necessary.

-mdfenko-

the liver can synthesis glucose de novo (gluconeogenesis), or can recruit glucose from glycogen, or can , it addition to the answer of mdfenko, rebuilt fructose to glucose

-Inmost sun-