Low plasma taurine concentration in newfoundland dogs is associated with low plasma methionine and cyst(e)ine concentrations and low taurine synthesis

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2525-2533

  Backus, Robert C ^a   Kwang, Suk Ko ^b   Fascetti, Andrea J ^b   Kittleson, Mark D ^b   MacDonald, Kristin A ^b   Maggs, David J ^b   Berg, John R ^b   Rogers, Quinton R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALBUMIN; CYSTEINE; METHIONINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID; TAURINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEX RATIO;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33749457903     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.10.2525     Document Type: Article

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