The Alanine-glucose cycle describes the release of alanine from the muscle into the blood and the usage of alanine in the liver for gluconeogenesis. [Alanine is formed in muscle using pyruvate and in the liver, alanine is used to form pyruvate] Lactate in the blood is taken up by the liver and the heart.
$1.38 The average per mile operating cost for the trucking industry. $180,000 The average total yearly cost of operating a commercial truck. The largest operating expense is diesel fuel. A commercial truck can easily consume more than $70,000 of diesel fuel per year.
in the us the average price of diesel fuel has historically been lower than that of gasoline in october 1998 the national average price of diesel fuel was $ 1 039 per gallon and that of gasoline was $ 1 038 per gallon as of october 6 2008 diesel fuel was priced at $ 3 875 per gallon whereas gasoline was priced at $ 3 484 per gallon