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close this bookProtein-Energy Interactions (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1991, 437 pages)
close this folderNutrition of immune cells: The implications for whole body metabolism
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Open this folder and view contents2. An introduction to metabolic-control logic and its application to the structure of a biochemical pathway
View the document3. Use of maximum activities of enzymes as quantitative indices of maximum flux through metabolic pathways
View the document4. Enzyme activities as indication of the capacity of major energy providing pathways in immune cells
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View the document7. Large decreases in the concentration of glutamine in plasma
View the document8. The clinical significance of the role of glutamine in immune cells
View the document9. The effects of glutamine provision for the patient
View the document10. Branched-point sensitivity, substrate cycles and thermogenesis
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