Urinary 3-methylhistidine excretion: Association with total body skeletal muscle mass by computerized axial tomography

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 82-86

  Wang, Zimian ^a,d   Deurenberg, Paul ^a,c   Matthews, Dwight E ^a,b   Heymsfield, Steven B ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLHISTIDINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031908565     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014860719802200282     Document Type: Article

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