Methionine and cysteine kinetics at different intakes of methionine and cystine in elderly men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 380-388

  Fukagawa, Naomi K ^a   Yu, Yong Ming ^b   Young, Vernon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amino acid requirements; Balance study; Cystine; Elderly; Kinetics; Leucine; Methionine; Oxidation; Protein turnover

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031815320     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.2.380     Document Type: Article

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