Taurine supplementation prevents hyperaminoacidemia in growing term infants fed high-protein cow's milk formula

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1403-1417

  Raiha N C R ^a   Fazzolari Nesci, A ^b   Boehm, G ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

breast feeding; BUN; formula feeding; plasma and urine amino acids; taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; AMINOACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029825124     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13944.x     Document Type: Article

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