Animal models for determining amino acid digestibility in humans - A review

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Deglaire, Amelie ^a   Moughan, Paul J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

amino acid; animal model; digestibility; human

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; ILEUM; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN QUALITY; REVIEW;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; COLON; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; HUMANS; ILEUM; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84868126397     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512002346     Document Type: Review

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