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Fig. 8

From: Simultaneous quantification of salivary 3-hydroxybutyrate, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate, 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate, and 2-hydroxybutyrate as possible markers of amino acid and fatty acid catabolic pathways by LC–ESI–MS/MS

Fig. 8

Correlation of 3HB, 3HIB, 3HMB, and 2HB concentrations between serum and saliva. a 3HB 3-hydroxybutyrate, y = 10.8x − 13.6 (r2 = 0.7034, P < 0.0001), b 3HIB 3-hydroxyisobutyrate, y = 15.4x − 1.2 (r2 = 0.6930, P < 0.0001), c 3HMB 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate, y = 4.2x − 0.8 (r2 = 0.2088, P < 0.05), d 2HB 2-hydroxybutyrate, y = 8.7x − 18.2 (r2 = 0.4599, P < 0.001)

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