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Mitochondrial Hepatopathies: Disorders of Fatty Acid Oxidation and the Respiratory Chain
Defects In Fatty Acid Oxidation Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) provides an important source of energy during fasting and physiologic stress, especially in childhood when glycogen stores are limited. Hepatic FAO produces ketone bodies, which are an important secondary energy source…