Journal article
Whole body cellular and collagen nitrogen in healthy and wasted man.
Abstract
The classical literature shows that wasting of body protein takes place mainly from the cellular compartment leaving high proportions of extracellular collagen. Whole body nitrogen ( WBN ) is proportional to whole body protein (cellular + extracellular) while whole body potassium ( WBK ) is almost entirely intracellular. WBK might be an adequate index of cellular wasting. WBN was measured by neutron activation and WBK by counting 40K in 29 …
Authors
James HM; Dabek JT; Chettle DR; Dykes PW; Fremlin JH; Hardwicke J; Thomas BJ; Vartsky D
Journal
Clinical Science, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 73–82
Publisher
Portland Press
Publication Date
July 1, 1984
DOI
10.1042/cs0670073
ISSN
0143-5221