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Stable nuclide tracer studies and human amino acid requirements. A summary

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  • 1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States). Lab. of Human Nutrition

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The nutritional requirements for proteins have been estimated for various age groups. The current status of knowledge concerning the quantitative needs for specific indispensable amino acids was reviewed and it was concluded that, except for infants, current values for pre-school children, school age children and healthy adults are based on limited experimental data and/or on results from nitrogen balance determinations which are open to serious question regarding their nutritional significance. A review of 13C-labelled tracer studies carried out in MIT laboratories was undertaken to demonstrate the applicability of stable nuclide tracer studies for purposes of determining the amino acid requirements of humans. 5 refs

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Co-ordinated research programme on application of stable isotope tracer methods to studies of amino acid, protein, and energy metabolism in malnourished populations of developing countries. Report of the first research co-ordination meeting

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Imprint Title
Co-ordinated research programme on application of stable isotope tracer methods to studies of amino acid, protein, and energy metabolism in malnourished populations of developing countries. Report of the first research co-ordination meeting
Imprint Pagination
139 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 113.
Report number
NAHRES--21

Conference

Title
1. research co-ordination meeting on application of stable isotope tracer methods to studies of amino acid, protein, and energy metabolism in malnourished populations of developing countries.
Dates
24-29 Oct 1993.
Place
Boston, MA (United States).

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
26032941
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ADULTS; AGE DEPENDENCE; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON 13; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION; TRACER TECHNIQUES
Descriptors DEC
CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STABLE ISOTOPES

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