Relation between liver fat content and the rate of VLDL apolipoprotein B-100 synthesis in children with protein-energy malnutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1126-1132

  Badaloo, Asha ^a   Reid, Marvin ^a   Soares, Deanne ^a   Forrester, Terrence ^a   Jahoor, Farook ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fatty liver; Protein energy malnutrition; VLDL apolipoprotein B 100; VLDL apo B 100

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B100; CHOLESTEROL; LEUCINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN APOLIPOPROTEIN B 100; APOLIPOPROTEIN B;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; MALE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM;

APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20544452809     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.5.1126     Document Type: Article

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