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Definition of Ketogenic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ketogenic
1. Giving rise to ketone bodies in metabolism. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ketogenic
Literary usage of Ketogenic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Calculation of the ketogenic Balance from the Respiratory Quotient. Philip A.
Shaffer, J. Biol. Chem., 49:143, Nov., 1921. Whenever the rate of production ..."
2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1921)
"In other words, the quantity of oxidizing glucose fixes an upper limit to the
quantity of ketogenic fatty acid that can be completely oxidized at the same ..."
3. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"... the diet of Period VIII was constructed so as to be comparable to that of
Period V in calories, in glucose value, and in ketogenic value. ..."
4. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... (17-ketogenic steroids) test system is a device intended to measure ...
(17-ketogenic steroids) are used in the diagnosis and treatment of various ..."
5. Diabetes Mellitus: Designed for the Use of Practitioners of Medicine by Nellis Barnes Foster (1915)
"... acid is not ketogenic, iso-valerianic acid is ketogenic. The reactions for
each may be written as follows : CHt CHt CH> CH, CH, ..."
6. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"... amino acids in the protein, notably leucine, tyrosine, and phenylalanine, act
as ketogenic substances. This agrees with the work of Moorhouse, et al. ..."
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