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Stable Isotopic Profiling of Intermediary Metabolic Flux in Developing and Adult Stage Caenorhabditis elegans
Published on: February 27, 2011
[Application of stable isotopes in the study of whole-body protein metabolism]
Ying Tian1, Xiaoguang Yang, Jianhua Piao
1Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, China CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu = Journal of Hygiene Research
|February 29, 2008
Abstract:
Stable isotopes are non-radioactive, so they are safe and suitable for the study of human nutrition. In this paper, the principle and main methods of stable isotopic technique in the study of whole-body protein metabolism were introduced. Meanwhile, the advantages and disadvantages of different methods were discussed and the splanchnic metabolism of labeled amino acids was analyzed.
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