Journal article
Bioavailability of Urea Nitrogen for the Low Birthweight Infant
Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated increased retention (40%) of dietary urea nitrogen by term infants recovering from infection compared to healthy infants (13%), possibly due to a higher requirement for nitrogen. Since low birthweight infants also have a high requirement for nitrogen, the bioavailability of urea nitrogen was investigated in low birthweight infants using 15N,15N-urea. Four low birthweight infants (gestational age = 30 +/- 2.2 …
Authors
DONOVAN SM; LÖNNERDAL B; ATKINSON SA
Journal
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 79, No. 10, pp. 899–905
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 1990
DOI
10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11350.x
ISSN
0803-5253