"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ketone Bodies" by people in Profiles.
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Circulating Ketone Bodies and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Insights From the UK Biobank. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Mar 03; 15(5):e042582.
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Elevated Plasma Levels of Ketone Bodies Are Associated With All-Cause Mortality and Incidence of Heart Failure in Older Adults: The CHS. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 09 05; 12(17):e029960.
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Serum Metabolites and Cardiac Death in Patients on Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 05 07; 14(5):747-749.
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Mechanisms to conserve glucose in lactating women during a 42-h fast. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Oct; 297(4):E879-88.
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Understanding and interpreting laboratory test results in the clinical management of diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2007 Oct; 5 Suppl 1:608-28.
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Physiology. Sister act. Science. 2007 Jun 08; 316(5830):1436-8.
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Counterproductive effects of sodium bicarbonate in diabetic ketoacidosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996 Jan; 81(1):314-20.
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Calorie sources and recovery from central nervous system ischemia. Crit Care Med. 1994 Nov; 22(11):1841-50.
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Ketone and lactate metabolism: an exchange of conclusions. Metabolism. 1993 Feb; 42(2):260-2.
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Forearm ketone body metabolism in normal and in insulin-dependent diabetic patients. Am J Physiol. 1992 Aug; 263(2 Pt 1):E261-7.