Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 139-148 , July 2001

Fermentable carbohydrate and digestive nitrogen excretion

Presented at the 10th International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease, Lyon, France, July 6-8, 2000.

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☆ †Unité des Maladies Métaboliques et des Micronutriments, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine, INRA Clermont-Ferrand/Thiex, France

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Hassan Younes, PhD, Hémodialyse Adulte, Hôtel Dieu, Bd. Léon Malfreyt, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. E-mail: hassanyounes@yahoo.fr

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Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 139-148 , July 2001

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