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Secondary carnitine deficiency (SCD) is triggered by excessive carnitine loss, a couple of metabolic disorders, poor carnitine content in the diet or malabsorption, Fanconi syndrome (free carnitine loss through renal tubule), peritoneal dialysis or elevated excretion of acyl-carnitine (Winter SC, 2003)

AD Actinomycin-D, ALC Acetyl-L-carnitine, BDR Blastocyst development rate, GSH Glutathione, HTF Human tubular fluid, H 2 O 2 Hydrogen peroxide, IVC in vitro embryo culture, IVF in vitro fertilization, IVM in vitro maturation, LC L-Carnitine, OS Oxidative stress, ROS Reactive oxygen species, TNF-tumor necrosis factor, ZP Zona pellucida During in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, embryo fragmentation due to apoptosis is a common occurrence that is well documented

However, it has been suggested that LC found in red meat, is what promotes atherosclerosis and that there may be a connection between eating red meat and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease [2]

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