Plasma carnitine status of children with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

Dalia Mahmoud Khattab;

Abstract


Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound synthesized in the body. It plays an essential role in the transfer of long chain fatty acids into the mitochondria where fatty acids are oxidized. It is synthesized endogenously in the liver, and therefor liver


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Title Plasma carnitine status of children with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Authors Dalia Mahmoud Khattab
Keywords Plasma carnitine status of children with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Issue Date 2004
Description 
Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound synthesized in the body. It plays an essential role in the transfer of long chain fatty acids into the mitochondria where fatty acids are oxidized. It is synthesized endogenously in the liver, and therefor liver

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