14 Ketones
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- acetone cause of fruity smell in high ketone bodies

- liver synthesizes ketones and release them because can't use them




- FA oxidation produces NADH that drives OOA to malate

- EtOH metabolisms makes NADH
- high NADH depletes OAA for gluconeogenesis
- alcoholics: hypoglycemic with ketone breath

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