Medical aspects of ketone body metabolism

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Medical aspects of ketone body metabolism

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MITCHELL, G. A , KASSOVSKA-BRATINOVA, S , BOUKAFTANE, Y , ROBERT, M.-F , WANG, S. P , ASHMARINA, L , LAMBERT, M , LAPIERRE, P and POTIER, E

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Toronto, ON: Canadian Medical Association

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Clinical and investigative medicine, 1995-06, Vol.18 (3), p.193-216

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English

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Toronto, ON: Canadian Medical Association

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Ketone bodies are produced in the liver, mainly from the oxidation of fatty acids, and are exported to peripheral tissues for use as an energy source. They are particularly important for the brain, which has no other substantial non-glucose-derived energy source. The 2 main ketone bodies are 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and acetoacetate (AcAc). Biochemi...