Urinary sulfur excretion and the nitrogen/sulfur balance ratio reveal nonprotein sulfur amino acid retention in piglets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 766-772

  Hou, Chunsheng ^a,b   Wykes, Linda J ^a   Hoffer, L John ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Methionine; Protein restriction; Sulfate; Taurine

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; NITROGEN; SULFUR; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ACCURACY; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY YIELD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STORAGE; SWINE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037373154     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.766     Document Type: Conference Paper

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