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. 2019 Sep 26;11(10):2296. doi: 10.3390/nu11102296

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The exogenous supply of substrates during exercise. During exercise, skeletal muscle requires a constant supply of exogenous substrates to fuel contraction. The liver provides glucose and ketone bodies via gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis, respectively. Adipose tissue lipolysis maintains serum fatty acid concentrations.