Amino acid nutrition in animals: Protein synthesis and beyond

Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 387-417

  Wu, Guoyao ^a,b   Bazer, Fuller W ^a   Dai, Zhaolai ^b   Li, Defa ^b   Wang, Junjun ^b   Wu, Zhenlong ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

amino acids; animals; growth; health; nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVESTOCK; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVESTOCK;

EID: 84903519958     PISSN: 21658102     EISSN: 21658110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022513-114113     Document Type: Article

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