Ketone Bodies

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MSH: 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.,CSP: acetone, acetoacetic acid, and beta-hydroxybutyric acid in the context of lipid and pyruvate metabolism; may appear in urine marking metabolic abnormalities, as in diabetes mellitus.

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