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Ketone Bodies

"Ketone Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1997 and 2001 and 2008 and 2011 and 2012 and 2017 and 2022
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