The relationship between plasma taurine and other amino acid levels in human sepsis

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2222-2227

  Chiarla, C ^a   Giovannini, I ^a   Siegel, J H ^b   Boldrini, G ^a   Castagneto, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Humans; Parenteral nutrition; Plasma amino acids; Sepsis; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BETA ALANINE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; LACTIC ACID; LEUCINE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; TAURINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INDEX; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0033856812     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.9.2222     Document Type: Article

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