Essential Biochemistry - Integration Of Metabolism And Metabolism In Starvation (Section 2 - No. 11)

In starvation, muscle protein is spared by:

Using fatty acids and ketone bodies

Increasing use of gluconeogenesis

By inhibiting glucose utilization

By stimulating protein synthesis

Muscle protein is spared as the body shifts to utilizing fatty acids and ketone bodies for energy, reducing the need to break down muscle protein.