Is glutamine essential for the maintenance of intestinal function? A study in the isolated perfused rat small intestine

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-94

  Plauth, M ^b   Raible, A ^a   Vieillard Baron, D ^a   Bauder Gross D ^a   Hartmann, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorocarbon; Glutamine; Isolated small intestine; Luminal perfusion; Vascular perfusion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMMONIA; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE PERFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALANINE; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032982584     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050191     Document Type: Article

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