Estimating protein turnover with a [15N,13C]Leucine tracer: A study using simulated data

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-172

  Gowrie, Ian J ^a   Roudsari, Abdul V ^a   Umpleby, A Margot ^b   Hovorka, Roman ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; CARBON 13; LEUCINE; NITROGEN 15; PROTEIN; TRACER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SIMULATION; TRANSAMINATION; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 0033591313     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0907     Document Type: Article

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