Contribution of dietary protein and inorganic sulfur to urinary sulfate: Toward a biomarker of inorganic sulfur intake

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Magee, Elizabeth A ^a   Curno, Richard ^a   Edmond, Laurie M ^a   Cummings, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Inorganic sulfur; Nitrogen; Protein; Sulfate; Sulfiting agents; Urine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOOD ADDITIVE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; SULFUR; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NITROGEN WASHOUT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR;

EID: 3042782831     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.1.137     Document Type: Article

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