During periods of low plasma glucose e.g. during starvation or exercise, any of the following substrates may become available to the liver:
All can become incorporated into the tricarboxylic acid cycle to yield intermediate compounds. These intermediates limit glycolysis and so favour the reverse pathway of gluconeogenesis:
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