Current total parenteral nutrition solutions for the neonate are inadequate

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-304

  Brunton, Janet A ^a   Ball, Ronald O ^a   Pencharz, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; METHIONINE; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; FIRST PASS EFFECT; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

AMINO ACIDS; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINE, SMALL; METHIONINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PHENYLALANINE; SOLUTIONS; TYROSINE;

EID: 0033911496     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200007000-00010     Document Type: Review

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