| Literature DB >> 6061736 |
O E Owen, A P Morgan, H G Kemp, J M Sullivan, M G Herrera, G F Cahill.
Abstract
Catheterization of cerebral vessels in three obese patients undergoing 5-6 wk of starvation demonstrated that beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate replaced glucose as the predominant fuel for brain metabolism. A strikingly low respiratory quotient was also observed, suggesting a carboxylation mechanism as a means of disposing of some of the carbon of the consumed substrates.Entities:
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Year: 1967 PMID: 6061736 PMCID: PMC292907 DOI: 10.1172/JCI105650
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808