2. In the sports camp, a group of students have been intensively swimming in a pool for 60 minutes two hours after each meal. a) name the hormone with its blood concentration increased during physical activity, name the site of its synthesis, the stimuli of seeretion, the target tissue, and draw a diagram of the hormonal signal transduction to target cells; b) describe the changes in carbohydrate metabolism in the liver and muscles of students during workouts, and present appropriate metabolic pathways; c) enumerate the fuel molecules that provide muscles with energy at different moments of students' physical exertion.

2. In the sports camp, a group of students have been intensively swimming in a pool for 60 minutes two hours after each meal. a) name the hormone with its blood concentration increased during physical activity, name the site of its synthesis, the stimuli of seeretion, the target tissue, and draw a diagram of the hormonal signal transduction to target cells; b) describe the changes in carbohydrate metabolism in the liver and muscles of students during workouts, and present appropriate metabolic pathways; c) enumerate the fuel molecules that provide muscles with energy at different moments of students' physical exertion.

Biochemistry

9th Edition

ISBN:9781319114671

Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

Section: Chapter Questions

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