l-carnitine vs meldonium Pharmacological effects of meldonium: Biochemical mechanisms and biomarkers of cardiometabolic activity The effects of pharmacologically decreased
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids are susceptible to lipid peroxidation caused by free radicals, which are produced by mitochondria because of the high metabolic rate of rapidly developing embryos [4]

2012 Delahanty, LM

If the missing values accounted for less than 20%, only the missing values were excluded

This means that vegetarians should be at no greater risk of deficiency, even though a vegetarian diet will tend to provide lower amounts of dietary carnitine
