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Regulation of Gluconeogenesis in Liver

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The sections in this article are:

1 Gluconeogenic Substrates
2 Organization of Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
2.1 Occurrence of Futile Cycles
2.2 Metabolic Crossroads
2.3 Analysis of Flux Control
3 Regulation and Role of the Three Cycles
3.1 The Glucose–Glucose‐6‐Phosphate Cycle
3.2 The Fructose‐6‐Phosphate‐Fructose‐1,6‐Bisphosphate Cycle
3.3 The Pyruvate–Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle
4 Integrated Control by Substrates and Hormones
4.1 Coordinated Control of Flux by Metabolites
4.2 Short‐Term Control by Hormones
4.3 Long‐Term Control by Hormones and Substrates
4.4 Control by End Products
4.5 Inhibitors of Gluconeogenesis
5 Conclusions
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Louis Hue. Regulation of Gluconeogenesis in Liver. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 21: Handbook of Physiology, The Endocrine System, The Endocrine Pancreas and Regulation of Metabolism: 649-657. First published in print 2001. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp070220