L-carnitine
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| Term | L-carnitine |
| Short definition | L-carnitine (L-KAR-nih-teen) A form of carnitine, a substance made in muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods such as meat, poultry, fish and some contains dairy products. L-carnitine is also a drug used to treat patients who do not produce enough carnitine and is being studied as a means of preventing tissue damage from chemotherapy. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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L-carnitine - (pronounced) (L-KAR-nih-teen) A form of carnitine, a substance made in muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods such as meat, poultry, fish and some contains dairy products. L-carnitine is also a drug used to treat patients who do not produce enough carnitine and is being studied as a means of preventing tissue damage from chemotherapy. Carnitine is a type of dietary supplement. Also called carnitor and levocarnitine
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