Increased serum alanine during fasting is due to:
Correct Answer: Breakdown of muscle proteins
Description: Ans. A. Breakdown of muscle proteinsAlanine in the muscle undergoes transamination to form pyruvate which undergoes gluconeogenesis to form glucose. During starvation tissues to get energy accelerates the formation of alanine and gluconeogenesis.
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