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Summary
Glycerol is released from the area drained by the saphenous vein in man and taken up in the splanchnic region and kidneys. The arterial concentrations of glycerol and FFA are positively correlated. In resting subjects, net splanchnic uptake of glycerol was calculated to be .052 to .11 mmoles per minute and renal uptake .011 to .022 mmoles per minute. It seems likely that more than 3 moles of FFA is released from adipose tissue for each mole of glycerol.
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