Leucine metabolism and protein dynamics in the human kidney

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 121, Issue , 1997, Pages 143-148

  Garibotto, Giacomo ^a,c   Tessari, Paolo ^b   Robaudo, Cristina ^a   Vettore, Monica ^b   Sqffioti, Stefano ^a   Zanetti, Michela ^b   Sofia, Antonella ^a   Deferrari, Giacomo ^a   Tizianello, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; ALPHA-KETOISOCAPROIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBON; LEUCINE; NITROGEN; OXOACID; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ADULT; BICARBONATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETO ACIDS; KIDNEY; KINETICS; LEUCINE; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEINS;

EID: 0030630503     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000059864     Document Type: Article

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