Therapeutic use of branched-chain amino acids in burn, trauma, and sepsis

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  De Bandt, Jean Pascal ^a,b   Cynober, Luc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Critical care; Injury; Leucine; Valine

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; VALINE;

BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEPSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 31544449110     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.1.308s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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