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ketone body

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ketone body [′kē‚tōn ‚bäd·ē]
(biochemistry)
Any of various ketones which increase in blood and urine in certain conditions, such as diabetic acidosis, starvation, and pregnancy. Also known as acetone body.


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In diabetic ketoacidosis, you have 12-13 [micro]mol of ketone body per liter.
Infants with severe SMA however, have a normal or only slightly reduced ketone body production, despite a marked dicarboxylic aciduria.
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