Mechanism of the Ketogenic Diet

To elucidate the possible significance of ketone bodies in the mechanism of the ketogenic diet, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, examined the effect of B-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission and spontaneous seizures...

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
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Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 2000-02-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/1927
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