Urea-nitrogen production and salvage are modulated by protein intake in fed humans: Results of an oral stable-isotope-tracer protocol and compartmental modeling

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1702-1714

  Fouillet, Hélène ^a,b   Juillet, Barbara ^a,b   Bos, Cécile ^a,b   Mariotti, François ^a,b   Gaudichon, Claire ^a,b   Benamouzig, Robert ^c   Tomé, Daniel ^a,b  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; UREA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 45749123735     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1702     Document Type: Article

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