Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , January 2005

Amino acid and protein metabolism in chronic renal failure

  • K. Sreekumaran Nair, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to K. Sreekumaran Nair, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, 5-194 Joseph, Rochester, MN 55905

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 Studies performed in this manuscript are supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01 DK41973, R01 AG09531, General Clinical Research Center grant M01 RR00585).

PII: S1051-2276(04)00232-8

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.026

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , January 2005

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