The New Ketone Alphabet Soup: BHB, HCA, and HDAC.
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SUBMITTER: Hartman AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4325597 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec
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The New Ketone Alphabet Soup: BHB, HCA, and HDAC.
Hartman Adam L AL Rho Jong M JM
Epilepsy currents 20141101 6
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