Ketogenesis is the process by which ketone bodies are produced as a result of fatty acid breakdown. ==Production== Ketone bodies are produced mainly in the mitochondria of liver cells, and synthesis can occur in response to an unavailability of blood glucose. This is caused by low glucose levels in the blood, after exhaustion of cellular carbohydr...
Metabolic production of ketones or ketone bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ke″to-jen´ә-sis) the production of ketone bodies. adj., ketogen´ic, ketogenet´ic., adj.
Production of ketone bodies. Occurs in mitochondria, mostly in liver.
Type: Term Pronunciation: kē′tō-jen′ĕ-sis Definitions: 1. Metabolic production of ketones or ketone bodies.
(ke;to-jen;u1-sis) The production of ketone bodies.
The production of ketones.
the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.