Whole body branched-chain L-amino acid oxidation in overnight fasted human subjects

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Bodner, A ^a,c   Hammen, H W ^a   Renn, W ^b   Wendel, U ^a   Schadewaldt, P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branched chain 2 oxo acid oxidation; Carbon 13; Catabolism; Humans; Isoleucine; Leucine; Metabolism; Tracer techniques; Valine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000788257     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256019808036370     Document Type: Article

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