Human Protein and Amino Acid Requirements

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 460-474

  Hoffer, L John ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

amino acids; dietary proteins; nutrition physiologic phenomena; nutrition requirements; nutrition support; protein; protein requirement

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84966713018     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: 19412444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607115624084     Document Type: Article

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