Intestinal nitrogen recycling and utilization in health and disease

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 821-825

  Bergen, Werner G ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; UREA CYCLE; ANIMAL; COLON; HEALTH PROMOTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALIA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; COLON; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; NITROGEN; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 65349170884     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.104497     Document Type: Review

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