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What does carnitine mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.
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And carnitine, which is mandatory in infant formula, is banned for use in adults in Canada.
It is recommended that a plasma carnitine concentration be obtained prior to beginning this parenteral therapy.
These help a mitochondrial enzyme called carnitine acetyltransferase to do its job.
Treatment should include, in addition to carnitine, supportive and other therapy as indicated by the condition of the patient.
The authors explained that it wasn't myasthenia gravis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, or polymyositis, and not carnitine deficiency.
In this open study we investigated the correlation between seminal carnitine levels and spermatozoal function in infertile men.

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