The in vivo utilization of acetoacetate, D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate, and glucose for lipid synthesis in brain in the 18-day-old rat. Evidence for an acetyl-CoA bypass for sterol synthesis.
D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D013261:Sterols / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D000090:Acetoacetates; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D008055:Lipids; D013261:Sterols; D000105:Acetyl Coenzyme A; D005947:Glucose