Arginine can be synthesized from enteral proline in healthy adult humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1432-1436

  Tomlinson, Chris ^a,c   Rafii, Mahroukh ^b   Ball, Ronald O ^c,d   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

15 NITROGEN PROLINE; 15 NITROGEN UREIDO ARGININE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; ARGININE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; PROLINE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79961118691     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.137224     Document Type: Article

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