Reagents for glycerol assay: isopropanol, anhydrous ammonium acetate, sodium metaperiodate, and 2,4-pentadione were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA), and glacial acetic acid was obtained from POCH (Gliwice, Poland).
Reagents used for the determination of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs): triethanolamine, acetic acid, and diethyldithiocarbamate were also purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA), whereas butanol-1 and chloroform were obtained from POCH (Gliwice, Poland).
Lactate was measured using lactate dehydrogenase, NAD+, and glycine buffer (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). Glucose D-[14C(U)], 2-deoxy-D-glucose-[1-14C], and scintillation cocktail-OptiPhase HiSafe were purchased from Perkin Elmer (Boston, MA, USA).