A double-blind, placebo-controlled, glutamine-supplementation trial in growth-faltering Gambian infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 421-427

  Williams, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Elia, Marinos ^c   Lunn, Peter G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Growth; Immune response; Infants; Intestinal permeability; Malnutrition; Randomized control trial; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL; PLACEBO;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFANT; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

EQUUS KIANG;

EID: 34547893087     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.2.421     Document Type: Article

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