Albumin synthesis in preterm infants on the first day of life studied with [1-13C]leucine

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Bunt, Jan Erik H ^a,b   Rietveld, Trinet ^a   Schierbeek, Henk ^a   Darcos Wattimena, J L ^a   Zimmermann, Luc J I ^a   Van Goudoever, Johannes B ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Intrauterine growth retardation; Synthesis of albumin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON 13; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUCINE;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG FUNCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARBON ISOTOPES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUCINE; LIVER; SERUM ALBUMIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147183675     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00300.2006     Document Type: Article

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