The effect of fluoroacetate poisoning on animal metabolism

During class, we discussed the effect of fluoroacetate poisoning on animal metabolism. – What pathways that we discussed in class are inhibited during fluoroacetate poisoning? Could an organism survive fluoroacetate poisoning by switching to fatty acids as their energy source instead of glucose? Why or why not?

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