Protein and amino acid requirements in the elderly

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue , 2000, Pages S131-S142

  Kurpad, A V ^a   Vaz, M ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Elderly; Indispensable amino acid requirement; Protein requirements

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; PROTEIN; TRACER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; NITROGEN BALANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGING; AMINO ACIDS; DIETARY PROTEINS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROTEINS;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0033936960     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601035     Document Type: Article

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