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hydroxybutyric acid

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hydroxybutyric acid /hy·droxy·bu·tyr·ic ac·id/ (-bu-tir´ik) any of several hydroxy derivatives of butyric acid; β-h.a. (3-h.a.) is a ketone body and is elevated in the blood and urine in ketosis, and γ-h.a. (4-h.a.) is elevated in some body fluids in semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency.


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Ephedra or Ephedrine DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) Melatonin Dieter's Teas L-Tryptophan Folic Acid Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB), Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), and 1,4 Butanediol (BD)
The 1998 remake finds Ulmer, a reserve linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, acting on his love for Lucie Manette Darnay not by spiriting her husband - his friend - out of prison and taking his place but by slipping gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) into her ginger ale.
 
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