Human indispensable amino acid requirements: New paradigms of measurement and the implication for protein quality

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-24

  Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Young, Vernon R ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Essential amino acids; Indispensable amino acids; Nutrient requirements; Proteins; Recommended dietary allowances

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; TRACER; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN QUALITY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033000149     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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