Excess dietary L-cysteine causes lethal metabolic acidosis in chicks

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1628-1633

  Dilger, Ryan N ^a   Baker, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51049087470     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.9.1628     Document Type: Article

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