Concept information
Preferred term
Ketone Bodies
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Acetone Bodies
- Bodies, Acetone
Note
- ketogenesis is probably KETONE BODIES /biosyn
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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asetoniaine
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asetoniaineet
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ketoaine
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ketoniaine
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ketoniaineet
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007657
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