Branched chain amino acids improve body composition and nitrogen balance in a rat model of extra hepatic biliary atresia

Pediatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-71

  Sokal, Etienne Marc ^a,b   Baudoux, Marie Claire ^a   Collette, Elisabeth ^a   Hausleithner, Victoria ^a   Lambotte, Luc ^a   Buts, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT;

EID: 0029938228     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199607000-00012     Document Type: Article

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