Dietary L-carnitine improves nitrogen utilization in growing pigs fed low energy, fat-containing diets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1809-1814

  Heo, Kinam ^a   Odle, Jack ^a   Han, In K ^b   Cho, Wontak ^b   Seo, Seongwon ^b   Van Heugten, Eric ^a   Pilkington, Dwain H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Body composition; Carnitine; Nitrogen balance; Pigs

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; NITROGEN; SOYBEAN OIL;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH; LIPID DIET; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; SWINE;

EID: 0033921781     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.7.1809     Document Type: Article

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