Impaired energy metabolism during neonatal sepsis: The effects of glutamine

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 745-751

  Eaton, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy metabolism; Glutamine; Neonatal sepsis; Therapeutic strategies

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GLUTAMINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MACROPHAGE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BASAL METABOLISM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RATS; SEPSIS; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141634292     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2003284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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