Possible contribution of a decrease in serum albumin concentration to a low level of blood L-tryptophan in nephrotic rats

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-374

  Sasaki, Emi ^a   Ohta, Yoshiji ^a   Saito, Haruhito ^a   Ishiguro, Isao ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood L tryptophan; Experimental nephrosis (rat); Oral L tryptophan administration; Puromycin aminonucleoside; Serum albumin

Indexed keywords

PUROMYCIN AMINONUCLEOSIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032808179     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.45.367     Document Type: Article

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