Branched-chain amino acid needs in children with mild-to-moderate chronic cholestatic liver disease

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-139

  Mager, Diana R ^a,c   Wykes, Linda J ^d   Roberts, Eve A ^a,b,c   Ball, Ronald O ^a,c,e   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Children; Liver disease

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; EGG PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

EID: 31544443517     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.1.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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