Warnings Patients who have early Leber's disease (LHON) a hereditary disease that causes optic nerve atrophy have been found to suffer severe and swift optic atrophy when treated with vitamin B12
Epilepsia 25(1):S14S22 Nezu J, Tamai I, Oku A, Ohashi R, Yabuuchi H, Hashimoto N, Nikaido H, Sai Y, Koizumi A, Shoji Y, Takada G, Matsuishi T, Yoshino M, Kato H, Ohura T, Tsujimoto G, Hayakawa J, Shimane M, Tsuji A (1999) Primary systemic carnitine deficiency is caused by mutations in a gene encoding sodium ion dependent carnitine transporter
What L-Carnitine Does in Your Body L-Carnitine acts as a transporter, moving long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria where they are oxidized to produce energy
Although benefits of GH administration have been reported for those who suffer from GH deficiency, there is currently very little evidence to support an anabolic role for supraphysiological levels of systemic GH or IGF-I in skeletal muscle of healthy individuals