Glutamine supplementation maintains intramuscular glutamine concentrations and normalizes lymphocyte function in infected early weaned pigs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2253-2259

  Yoo, Susan S ^a   Field, Catherine J ^a   McBurney, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Glutamine; Lymphocyte; Mitogens; Swine

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; INFECTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0030856142     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.11.2253     Document Type: Article

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