| 1. | "beta "-hydroxybutyrate's concentration, as with other ketone bodies, is raised in ketosis.
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| 2. | It is a key enzyme in ketogenesis ( ketone body formation ).
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| 3. | The remnants of this incomplete combustion, called ketone bodies, begin to appear.
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| 4. | :: : : Blue Platypus is not correct about the ketone bodies.
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| 5. | In alcoholic ketoacidosis, this ketone body is produced in greatest concentration.
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| 6. | This is when plasma concentrations of fatty acids or ketone bodies are increased.
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| 7. | The ketone bodies are released by the liver into the blood.
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| 8. | However, under ketotic conditions, the heart can effectively utilize ketone bodies for this purpose.
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| 9. | The brain uses these ketone bodies as fuel, thus cutting its requirement for glucose.
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| 10. | Ketogenic amino acids can be deaminated to produce alpha keto acids and ketone bodies.
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