Plasma citrulline concentration as a biomarker for bowel loss and adaptation in hospitalized pediatric patients requiring parenteral nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 681-687

  Stultz, Jeremy S ^a   Tillman, Emma M ^a   Helms, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; citrulline; enterocytes; parenteral nutrition; pediatrics; short bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CITRULLINE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITRULLINE; ENTEROCYTES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855170705     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611425682     Document Type: Article

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