Endogenous synthesis of arginine plays an important role in maintaining arginine homeostasis in postweaning growing pigs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2342-2349

  Wu, Guoyao ^a   Davis, Paula K ^a   Flynn, Nick E ^a   Knabe, Darrell A ^a   Davidson, J Todd ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Glutamine; Ornithine aminotransferase; Pigs; Proline

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; ORNITHINE OXOACID AMINOTRANSFERASE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031447041     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.12.2342     Document Type: Article

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