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Descriptor English:   Ketone Bodies 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cuerpos Cetónicos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Corpos Cetônicos 
Synonyms English:   Acetone Bodies  
Tree Number:   D02.522.585
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   ketogenesis is probably KETONE BODIES /biosyn
See Related English:   Ketosis
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
DF deficiency DU diagnostic use
EC economics GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects SE secretion
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UR urine  
Record Number:   7822 
Unique Identifier:   D007657 

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