Role of carnitine in modulating acute-phase protein synthesis in hemodialysis patients

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Bellinghieri, Guido ^a   Santoro, Domenico ^a,b   Calvani, Menotti ^a   Savica, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Is3/E   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARNITINE; CYTOKINE; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ANEMIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HEART DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NITROGEN BALANCE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; UREMIA;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARNITINE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALNUTRITION; RENAL DIALYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN; UREMIA;

EID: 11844277591     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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