Carnitines: Sources, Function, and Mechanism of Action In mammals, the endogenous carnitine pool includes the un-esterified l-carnitine (l-3-hydroxy-4- N , N , N -trimethylaminobutyrate, LC) and many carnitine esters (acylcarnitines) with long- (i.e., palmitoyl-l-carnitine), medium- (i.e., octanoyl-l-carnitine), and short-chain (acetyl-l-carnitine, ALC and propionyl-l-carnitine, PLC)
30 These advancements raise important questions about how multi-receptor agonists should be integrated into routine clinical care for adolescents and whether they could eventually replace more invasive treatments like bariatric surgery
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