Ornithine-α-ketoglutarate (OKG) supplementation is more effective than its component salts in traumatized rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2141-2150

  Jeevanandam, Malayappa ^a   Holaday, Nancy J ^a   Petersen, Scott R ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ornithine; ornithine ketoglutarate; rats; trauma; ketoglutarate

Indexed keywords

ORNITHINE OXOGLUTARATE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMUR FRACTURE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029787554     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.9.2141     Document Type: Article

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