TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of concentration of some dietary amino acids and proteinon plasma urea nitrogen concentration in growing kittens
AU - Kang, M. H.
AU - Morris, James
AU - Rogers, Quinton
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - The effect of various levels of leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan, histidine and phenylalanine with and without tyrosine in isonitrogenous purified amino acid-based diets on plasma urea nirogen (PUN) of growing kittens was examined. In addition, the effect of various levels of nitrogen supplied as amino acids or as a mixture of amino acids and protein on PUN was measured. PUN was not a useful predictor of the concentration of an amino acid that maximized either growth or nitrogen balance. Intake of nitrogen was highly correlated with PUN and accounted for 96% of the variation in PUN.
AB - The effect of various levels of leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan, histidine and phenylalanine with and without tyrosine in isonitrogenous purified amino acid-based diets on plasma urea nirogen (PUN) of growing kittens was examined. In addition, the effect of various levels of nitrogen supplied as amino acids or as a mixture of amino acids and protein on PUN was measured. PUN was not a useful predictor of the concentration of an amino acid that maximized either growth or nitrogen balance. Intake of nitrogen was highly correlated with PUN and accounted for 96% of the variation in PUN.
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U2 - 10.1093/jn/117.10.1689
DO - 10.1093/jn/117.10.1689
M3 - Article
C2 - 3668682
AN - SCOPUS:0023543344
VL - 117
SP - 1689
EP - 1696
JO - Journal of Nutrition
JF - Journal of Nutrition
SN - 0022-3166
IS - 10
ER -