Enteral glutamate is almost completely metabolized in first pass by the gastrointestinal tract of infant pigs

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 3 33-3, 1996, Pages

  Reeds, Peter J ^a   Burrin, Douglas G ^a   Jahoor, Farook ^a   Wykes, Linda ^a   Henry, Joseph ^a   Frazer, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acid absorption; gut amino acid metabolism; isotopomer analysis; stable isotopically labeled amino acids

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN; SERINE;

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0029883954     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.3.e413     Document Type: Article

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