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Originally Posted by vector2  Great post. Just one correction: Acetyl-CoA is used as substrate for making ketone bodies not because of a lack of oxygen, but because oxaloacetate is required for acetyl-coa to proceed normally through the TCA cycle. During periods of low carbohydrate intake, oxaloacetate is shunted away from the TCA cycle so its carbon skeleton can be used for gluconeogenesis; the liver then produces kb's as an alternative method for dealing with excess acetyl-coa. | Thanks for clarifying that, vector2. 
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