Glutamine and leucine nitrogen kinetics and their relation to urea nitrogen in newborn infants

Glutamine kinetics and its relation to transamination of leucine and urea synthesis were quantified in 16 appropriate-for-gestational-age infants, four small-for-gestational-age infants, and seven infants of diabetic mothers. Kinetics were measured between 4 and 5 h after the last feed (fasting) and...

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Published inAmerican journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. E618 - E625
Main Authors PARIMI, Prabhu S, DEVAPATLA, Srisatish, GRUCA, Lourdes, O'BRIEN, Alicia M, HANSON, Richard W, KALHAN, Satish C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, MD American Physiological Society 01.03.2002
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Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Kinetics
Nitrogen
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Summary:Glutamine kinetics and its relation to transamination of leucine and urea synthesis were quantified in 16 appropriate-for-gestational-age infants, four small-for-gestational-age infants, and seven infants of diabetic mothers. Kinetics were measured between 4 and 5 h after the last feed (fasting) and in response to formula feeding using [5-(15)N]glutamine, [1-(13)C,(15)N]leucine, [(2)H5]phenylalanine, and [(15)N2]urea tracers.
ISSN:0193-1849
1522-1555