Side effects of long-term glutamine supplementation

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 607-616

  Holecek, Milan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

amino acids; ammonia; glutamate; metabolism; nutrition; supplements

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; ORNITHINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; AMINOACIDEMIA; AMMONIA FORMATION; CANCER RISK; CELL MEMBRANE; DETOXIFICATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; SUPPLEMENTS;

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84883536378     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607112460682     Document Type: Review

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