Sulfur amino acid metabolism in children with severe childhood undernutrition: Cysteine kinetics

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1393-1399

  Jahoor, Farook ^a   Badaloo, Asha ^b   Reid, Marvin ^b   Forrester, Terrence ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Cysteine kinetics; Edematous severe childhood undernutrition; Nonedematous severe childhood undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYSTEINE; ERGOCALCIFEROL; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; NICOTINAMIDE; PALMITIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SULFUR AMINO ACID; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFECTION; KWASHIORKOR; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARASMUS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33845482484     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.6.1393     Document Type: Article

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