Urinary excretion of endogenous nitrogen metabolites in adult domestic cats using a protein-free diet and the regression technique

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 623-629

  Hendriks, Wouter H ^a   Moughan, Paul J ^a   Tarttelin, Michael F ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cats; endogenous nitrogen; protein free; urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CASEIN; CREATININE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030892265     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.4.623     Document Type: Article

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