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Significance of Levocarnitine Treatment in Dialysis Patients

Carnitine is a naturally occurring amino acid derivative that is involved in the transport of long-chain fatty acids to the mitochondrial matrix. There, these substrates undergo β-oxidation, producing energy. The major sources of carnitine are dietary intake, although carnitine is also endogenously...

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Autores principales: Takashima, Hiroyuki, Maruyama, Takashi, Abe, Masanori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8067828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33917145
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13041219