A randomized controlled trial of enteral glutamine supplementation in very low birth weight infants: Plasma amino acid concentrations

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-71

  Van Den Berg, Anemone ^a   Van Elburg, Ruurd M ^a   Teerlink, T ^a   Lafeber, Harrie N ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^b   Fetter, Willem P F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Enteral nutrition; Glutamine; Infant, very low birth weight; Randomized, controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM DEPLETION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE DEPLETION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AMINO ACIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MORBIDITY; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22044442965     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000167497.55321.65     Document Type: Article

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