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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2023

The course of complete starvation consists of three stages. What is characteristic of the third (terminal) stage of starvation?

Answer options

  1. Intensified protein catabolism in muscles and gluconeogenesis in the liver
  2. Activation of lipolysis in adipose tissue
  3. Increased formation of ketone bodies-in the liver
  4. Increased breakdown of proteins in vital organs
  5. Development of non-gaseous acidosis
Correct answer

Increased breakdown of proteins in vital organs

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