The effect of splenectomy for hypersplenism on whole body protein turnover, resting metabolic rate and growth in sickle cell disease

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 672-675

  Badaloo, A V ^a   Singhal, A ^a   Forrester, T E ^a   Serjeant, G R ^a   Jackson, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Protein turnover; Sickle cell disease; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; ISOTOPE LABELING; JAMAICA; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLENECTOMY;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASAL METABOLISM; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSPLENISM; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEINS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0029827255     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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