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carnitine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001467

A substance made in the muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fatty acids.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001467
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001467",
  "term": "carnitine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance made in the muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fatty acids.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/carnitine/"
}

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