The amino acid composition of human milk corrected for amino acid digestibility

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-34

  Darragh, Alison J ^a   Moughan, Paul J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Animal model; Digestion; Human milk; Piglet

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROLYSIS; ILEUM; LACTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031856740     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114598001731     Document Type: Article

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