Metabolic Effects of Arginine in a Healthy Elderly Population

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 227-230

  Hurson, Moira ^a   Regan, Mark C ^a   Kirk, Stephen J ^a   Wasserkrug, Hannah L ^a   Barbul, Adrian ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NITROGEN BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACIDS; ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL CHOLESTEROL; MALE; NITROGEN; PLACEBOS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029030609     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: 19412444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607195019003227     Document Type: Article

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