Age and sex affect protein metabolism at protein intakes that span the range of adequacy: Comparison of leucine kinetics and nitrogen balance data

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 693-699

  Conley, Travis B ^a   McCabe, George P ^b   Lim, Eunjung ^b   Yarasheski, Kevin E ^c   Johnson, Craig A ^d   Campbell, Wayne W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Protein adequacy; Protein metabolism

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEUCINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875082483     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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