Glutamine Supplementation for Low-Birth-Weight and Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Acta Paediatrica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 78-81

  Wu, Paul Y K ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Glutamine; Low birth weight infants; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFANT; INFECTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; STRESS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; KIDNEY; LIVER;

EID: 0031980193     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. Nutritional needs of low-birth-weight infants. Pediatrics 1977; 60:519-30.
2. Wu PYK, Edwards NB, Strom MC. The plasma amino acid pattern of normal term breast fed infants. J Pediatr 1986; 109:347-9.
3. Heird WC, Dell RB, Helms RA, et al. Amino acid mixture designed to maintain normal plasma amino acid patterns in infants and children requiring parenteral nutrition. Pediatrics 1987; 80:401-8.