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What is Increased levels of alanine in serum after fasting suggest and explain in detail?
During starvation, muscle proteins are degraded to serve amino acids (especially alanine) as substrates for gluconeogenesis.
Alanine also arises from transamination of pyruvate in the muscles.
Alanine is transported to liver for gluconeogenesis.