Whole-body protein turnover in the healthy elderly

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 880-889

  Morais, José A ^a   Gougeon, Réjeanne ^b   Pencharz, Paul B ^b   Jones, Peter J H ^b   Ross, Robert ^b   Marliss, Errol B ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

3 methylhistidine; Aging; Body composition; Elderly; Nitrogen balance; Protein turnover; Resting metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLHISTIDINE; GLYCINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030771832     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.880     Document Type: Article

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