Nutrition and chronic renal failure in rats: what is an optimal dietary protein?
CL Meireles, SR Price, AML Pereira… - Journal of the …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
In chronic uremia (CRF), malnutrition is an important determinant of morbidity in adults and
impaired growth in children. Causes of malnutrition include anorexia and abnormal protein
and amino acid metabolism. To determine how different levels of dietary protein and CRF
interact to influence growth and nutritional status, CRF and sham-operated, pair-fed control
rats were fed isocaloric diets containing 8, 17, or 30% protein for 21 d to mimic dietary
regimens recommended for CRF patients: the minimum daily requirement; the …
impaired growth in children. Causes of malnutrition include anorexia and abnormal protein
and amino acid metabolism. To determine how different levels of dietary protein and CRF
interact to influence growth and nutritional status, CRF and sham-operated, pair-fed control
rats were fed isocaloric diets containing 8, 17, or 30% protein for 21 d to mimic dietary
regimens recommended for CRF patients: the minimum daily requirement; the …
