Nitrogen excretion in rats on a protein-free diet and during starvation

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-85

  Chwalibog, André ^a   Sawosz, Ewa ^b   Niemiec, Tomasz ^b   Grodzik, Marta ^b   Thorbek, Grete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endogenous nitrogen; Fasting; Protein free diet; Urinary nitrogen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FECES; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; STARVATION; URINE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FECES; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STARVATION;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 37549044682     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390701664322     Document Type: Article

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