Glutamine and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 621-623

  Memiş, Dilek ^a   Turan, A ^a   Karamanlioglu B ^a   Koyuncu, O ^a   Pamukcu Z ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROTEIN METABOLISM;

AGED; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646534847     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506230771     Document Type: Letter

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