The human body uses three types ... amino acids, and glucose begin differently, these mechanisms ultimately converge onto a common pathway, the TCA cycle, occurring within the mitochondria ...
Lactate wasn't a danger sign that athletes had depleted their body's supply ... and even shut off glucose and fatty acid fuel use. Brooks used tracers to show that human skeletal muscle, heart ...
Red blood cells rely on glucose for energy and convert glucose to lactate. The brain uses glucose and ketone bodies for energy. Adipose tissue uses fatty acids and glucose for energy. The liver ...