Albumin synthesis is diminished in men consuming a predominantly vegetarian diet

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 528-533

  Caso, Giuseppe ^a   Scalfi, Luca ^b   Marra, Maurizio ^b   Covino, Alessandra ^b   Muscaritoli, Maurizio ^c   McNurlan, Margaret A ^a   Garlick, Peter J ^a   Contaldo, Franco ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumin; Dietary protein; Humans; L 2H5 phenylalanine; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PHENYLALANINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033993776     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.3.528     Document Type: Article

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