To break down fatty acids to obtain energy, the stored triglycerides must be mobilised. This happens through the process of lipolysis.

During starvation or intense exercise, a drop in blood glucose levels is detected by hormones such as glucagon and epinephrine, which signals the activation of hormone-sensitive lipase in adipocytes. This leads to the hydrolyses of triglycerides to glycerol and free fatty acids.

These free fatty acids are carried in the blood bound to which protein?

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