Efficacy of amino acid infusion for improving protein metabolism after surgery: A prospective randomized study in patients undergoing subtotal gastrectomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Mimura, Yoshikazu ^a   Yamakawa, Mitsuru ^b   Maeda, Jun ^b   Tateno, Ichiro ^b   Araki, Shunji ^b   Fujita, Toyoki ^b   Sugizaki, Katsuyoshi ^b   Furuya, Kiyokazu ^b   Oohara, Takeshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTRECTOMY; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; NITROGEN BALANCE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030838410     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(97)00020-3     Document Type: Article

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