"Ketone Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.522.585
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ketone Bodies" by people in Profiles.
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Ketogenic therapies in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and mild cognitive impairment: An integrative review. Appl Nurs Res. 2023 12; 74:151745.
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Ethnic differences predicting ketonuria in patients with Type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2005 Sep-Oct; 19(5):284-90.
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Changes in growth and seizure reduction in children on the ketogenic diet as a treatment for intractable epilepsy. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 May; 105(5):718-25.