The protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score method overestimates quality of proteins containing antinutritional factors and of poorly digestible proteins supplemented with limiting amino acids in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 758-764

  Sarwar, Ghulam ^a  

^a Bureau of Nutritional Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

amino acid score; antinutritional factors; growth; protein digestibility; protein efficiency ratio; rats

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030906729     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.758     Document Type: Article

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