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Major gluconeogenesis occurs in:
Major gluconeogenesis occurs in:
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Gluconeogenesis primarily occurs in the liver and kidney, not in muscle or heart tissue.
Updated On: Jun 18, 2025
- Liver and kidney
- Liver and heart
- Liver and skeletal muscle
- Liver and adrenal gland
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Gluconeogenesis primarily occurs in the liver and kidneys, where precursors like lactate and glycerol are converted into glucose. While muscle tissue can generate glucose-6-phosphate, it does not have the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase needed to produce free glucose. The heart and adrenal glands are not major sites of gluconeogenesis.
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