Abstract
CARNITINE has been shown to stimulate the oxidation of long chain fatty acids by cell particle preparations1. The mechanism of this effect has remained obscure.
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BREMER, J. Carnitine as a Fatty Acid Carrier in Intermediary Metabolism. Nature 196, 993–994 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/196993a0
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