Chronic low protein intake reduces tissue protein synthesis in a pig model of protein malnutrition

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1481-1488

  Wykes, Linda J ^a,b   Fiorotto, Marta ^a   Burrin, Douglas G ^a   Del Rosario, Melanie ^a   Frazer, Margaret E ^a   Pond, Wilson G ^a   Jahoor, Farook ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

pigs; protein deficiency; stable isotope; tissue protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; PLASMA PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; LIVER; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 0030009383     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.5.1481     Document Type: Article

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