The activation of hepatic gluconeogenesis plays an important role in maintaining blood glucose level within a narrow range by hormone regulation in the long-term starvation.

• 肝糖异生作用是长期饥饿下机体维持血糖平衡的主要途径,其主要依靠激素的调节,但不适当的调节可引起糖尿病和其他遗传代谢性疾病。