Glutamine supplementation fails to affect muscle protein kinetics in critically ill patients

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 342-350

  Gore, Dennis C ^a   Wolfe, Robert R ^a   Salloum, ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; MALTODEXTRIN; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; NITROGEN 15; PEPTAMEN; PHENYLALANINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036839495     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607102026006342     Document Type: Article

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