Optimizing dietary amino acid patterns at various levels of crude protein for cats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Rogers, Quinton R ^a   Taylor, Timothy P ^a   Morris, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Crude protein; Dispensable amino acids; Essential amino acids; Feline; Kittens; Orotic acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE; CYSTEINE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; OROTIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; CATABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031775444     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.12.2577s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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