Allometry of fasting urinary nitrogen loss and basal metabolic rate in homeotherms

Nutrition Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-60

  Henry, C J K ^a   Collingwood, A ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Basal Metabolic Rate; Fasting Urinary Nitrogen Loss; Metabolic Body Size; Obligatory Nitrogen Loss

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CATTLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030660468     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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