De novo synthesis is the main source of ornithine for citrulline production in neonatal pigs

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 303, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Marini, Juan C ^a   Stoll, Barbara ^a   Didelija, Inka Cajo ^a   Burrin, Douglas G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Citrulline; Neonate; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARGININE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; INTESTINES; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SWINE;

EID: 84870509977     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00399.2012     Document Type: Article

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