Poor diagnostic accuracy of a single fasting plasma citrulline concentration to assess intestinal energy absorption capacity

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2814-2819

  Peters, Job H C ^a   Wierdsma, Nicolette J ^a   Teerlink, Tom ^a   Van Leeuwen, Paul A M ^a   Mulder, Chris J J ^a   Bodegraven, Ad A Van ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CELIAC DISEASE; CITRULLINEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELIAC DISEASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CITRULLINE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 36549042425     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01513.x     Document Type: Article

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