Incorporation of urea and ammonia nitrogen into ileal and fecal microbial proteins and plasma free amino acids in normal men and ileostomates

CC Metges, KJ Petzke, AE El-Khoury, L Henneman, I Grant, S Bedri, MM Regan, MF Fuller, VR Young

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87 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1046-1058
JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume70
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ammonia
  • dispensable amino acids
  • gut
  • ileostomy
  • indispensable amino acids
  • men
  • microbial protein
  • nitrogen metabolism
  • stable isotopes
  • transamination
  • urea

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