Diurnal pattern of the interrelationships among leucine oxidation, urea production, and hydrolysis in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 3 34-3, 1996, Pages

  El Khoury, Antoine E ^b   Ajami, Alfred M ^c   Fukagawa, Naomi K ^a   Chapman, Thomas E ^c   Young, Vernon R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

human adults; irreversible protein nitrogen loss; leucine flux; protein intake; urea excretion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0029797651     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.3.e563     Document Type: Article

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