The role of glutamine as an energy source in the developing rat lung

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Fox, Renee Ellen ^a,b   Hopkins, Irene B ^a   Cabacungan, Erwin B ^a   Tildon, J Tyson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

energy substrates; fibroblasts; glutamine; lung development; rat; Type II pneumocytes

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

EID: 0029960096     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.suppl_4.1131s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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