Plasma arginine and ornithine are the main citrulline precursors in mice infused with arginine-free diets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1432-1437

  Marini, Juan C ^a   Didelija, Inka Cajo ^a   Castillo, Leticia ^a   Lee, Brendan ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; PHENYLALANINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARGININE FREE DIET; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; METABOLISM;

MUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; DIET; GLUTAMINE; MALE; MICE; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE;

EID: 77955287636     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.125377     Document Type: Article

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