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From: athel@IR2CBM.CNRS-MRS.FR (Athel)
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Subject: Re: metabolic adaptations during prolonged fasting...
Date: 7 Aug 1996 05:15:54 -0700
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Part of the last sentence of my message got lost. Not my fault this 
time (I think), but Netscape's mailer appears to have screwed it up. 
The whole message should have read as follows:

A reply to Steve Collins, "Is there any evidence for metabolic 
adaptations to spare protein during starvation / prolonged fasting?"

Have a look at pp. 166-174 of Keith N. Frayn "Metabolic regulation: a 
human perspective" (Portland Press, London, 1996). It's a very good 
and readable account of many aspects of human metabolism, and includes 
a detailed description and discussion of changes during starvation. 
A quick skim through the cited pages suggests that the answer to your 
question is "yes".

Athel
athel@ibsm.cnrs-mrs.fr


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