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Abstract
The metabolism of ketone bodies by rat brain was studied in vivo. Rats starved for 48h were given either d-beta-hydroxy[3-(14)C]butyrate or [3-(14)C]acetoacetate by intravenous injection and killed after 3 or 10min. Total radioactivity in the acid-soluble material of the brain and the specific radioactivities of the brain amino acids glutamate, glutamine, aspartate and gamma-aminobutyrate were determined. A group of fed animals were also given d-beta-hydroxy[3-(14)C]butyrate. In the brains of all animals (14)C was present in the acid-soluble material and the specific radioactivity of glutamate was greater than that of glutamine.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5117566 PMCID: PMC1176756 DOI: 10.1042/bj1220135
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857