KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 42 · KROK (Dentistry)
Chronic overdosage of glucocorticoids leads to the development of hyperglycemia. What process of carbohydrate metabolism is responsible for this effect?
- A. Aerobic glycolysis
- B. Glycogenolysis
- C. Gluconeogenesis
- D. Pentose-phosphate cycle
- E. Glycogenesis
Hint
Think about how glucocorticoids use amino acids released from muscle protein catabolism.
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