Blood amino acid compartmentation in men and women with different degrees of obesity

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 697-704

  Proenza, Ana M ^a   Roca, Pilar ^a   Crespí, Catalina ^a   Lladó, Isabel ^a   Palou, Andreu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Dept Biol Fonamental Ciencies S   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood amino acid compartmentation; Gender effect; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031775229     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(98)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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