Correlations among the levels of plasmatic L-carnitine, the nutritional status, and the ventilatory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Correlações entre os níveis de L-carnitina plasmática, o estado nutricional e a função ventilatória de portadores de doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Borghi E Silva, Audrey ^a   Costa, Dirceu ^a   Baldissera, Vilmar ^a   Cardello, Leonardo ^b   Demonte, Aureluce ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chronic obstructive; Electric impedance; L carnitine; Malnutrition; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 24744450395     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732005000300007     Document Type: Article

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