Methods for measuring tissue protein breakdown rate in vivo

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 534-537

  Chinkes, David L ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

3 methylhistidine; Precursor product method; Protein breakdown; Stable isotope tracer

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLHISTIDINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TRACER;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATABOLISM; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 23944514295     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000170754.25372.37     Document Type: Review

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