Breast and lung cancer are associated with a decrease in blood cell amino acid content

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Proenza, Ana M ^a   Oliver, Jordi ^a   Palou, Andreu ^a   Roca, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Blood cells; Cancer; Human

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ASPARAGINE; BLOOD CELLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORNITHINE; PLASMA; PROLINE; VALINE;

EID: 0038078469     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(02)00225-5     Document Type: Article

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