Article
Protein turnover and energy expenditure increase during exogenous nutrient availability in sickle cell disease.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Sept 1998
Borel M J, Buchowski M S, Turner E A, Goldstein R E, Flakoll P J
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, energy expenditure (EE) and rates of whole-body protein, glucose, and lipid metabolism were assessed in 8 African American sickle cell disease (SCD) patients and in 6 healthy African American control subjects during the infusion of amino acids, glucose, and lipid. Whole-body...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acids
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Biological Availability
- Black People
- Body Composition
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Glucose
- Humans
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Lipid Metabolism
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Proteins