The metabolic conversion of phenylalanine into tyrosine in the human kidney: Does it have nutritional implications in renal patients?

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 8-16

  Garibotto, Giacomo ^a   Tessari, Paolo ^b   Verzola, Daniela ^a   Dertenois, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84943010148     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jren.2002.29600     Document Type: Article

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