Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopic composition of hair protein and amino acids can be used as biomarkers for animal-derived dietary protein intake in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1515-1520

  Petzke, Klaus J ^a   Boeing, Heiner ^a   Klaus, Susanne ^a   Metges, Cornelia C ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Animal or plant food protein; Biomarker; Hair; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON 13; NITROGEN 15; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20444366613     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.6.1515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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