14 Ketones
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- acetone cause of fruity smell in high ketone bodies
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- liver synthesizes ketones and release them because can't use them
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- FA oxidation produces NADH that drives OOA to malate
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- EtOH metabolisms makes NADH
- high NADH depletes OAA for gluconeogenesis
- alcoholics: hypoglycemic with ketone breath
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