Reevaluation of the protein requirement in young men with the indicator amino acid oxidation technique

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 995-1002

  Humayun, Mohammad A ^a   Elango, Rajavel ^a   Ball, Ronald O ^b,c   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,b,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indicator amino acid oxidation; Men; Nitrogen balance; Protein requirement

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYLALANINE C 13; AMINO ACID MIXTURE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE;

EID: 35148889011     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.4.995     Document Type: Article

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