An introduction to the use of tracers in nutrition and metabolism

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 935-944

  Rennie, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isotopic labelling techniques; Protein metabolism; Radioactive tracers; Stable isotope tracers

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUTRITION; PROTEIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0033507216     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966519900124X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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