Arginine and ornithine are the main precursors for citrulline synthesis in mice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 572-580

  Marini, Juan C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; TRACER;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITRULLINE; DEUTERIUM; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; ORNITHINE;

MUS;

EID: 84858172806     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.153825     Document Type: Article

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