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Serum Carnitine Levels in Normal Individuals
Author(s) -
Lambert M.E.,
Shipley K.,
Holbrook I.,
Faragher E.B.,
Irving M.H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607188012002143
Subject(s) - carnitine , liter , parenteral nutrition , medicine , enteral administration , gastroenterology , endocrinology
Serum carnitine levels have been measured in 178 samples from 75 normal volunteers. We report a wide range of values (10–70 μmol/liter and 8–74 μmol/liter for free and acetylated carnitine, respectively) and a distinct difference between the ranges for males and females (p < 0.001). There is also substantial, seemingly random fluctuation in any one individual's levels, when measured serially over several weeks. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 12 : 143–146, 1988)