A new method for the determination of 14C radioactivity in ketone bodies.
1979
W Mewes, and
C D Seufert, and
H D Söling
UI
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D007657
Ketone Bodies
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.
Acetone Bodies,Bodies, Acetone,Bodies, Ketone
D002250
Carbon Radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of carbon that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. C atoms with atomic weights 10, 11, and 14-16 are radioactive carbon isotopes.