Chemicals and Drugs

Ketone Bodies

The metabolic substances ACETONE; 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; and acetoacetic acid (ACETOACETATES). They are produced in the liver and kidney during FATTY ACIDS oxidation and used as a source of energy by the heart, muscle and brain.

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The metabolic substances ACETONE; 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; and acetoacetic acid (ACETOACETATES). They are produced in the liver and kidney during FATTY ACIDS oxidation and used as a source of energy by the heart, muscle and brain.

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  • Bodies, Ketone
  • Acetone Bodies
  • Bodies, Acetone

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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ketogenesis is probably KETONE BODIES /biosyn

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  1. D02w.522w.585w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ketone Bodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007657. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007657
  2. Ketone Bodies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone_bodies
  3. Ketone Bodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q746183