Urinary Excretion of 3‐Methylhistidine as an Index of Protein Nutrition in Total Parenteral Nutrition
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Vol. 12 (2), 198-204
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607188012002198
Abstract
In 39 healthy adult volunteers and nine patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN), determinations were made of the urinary excretion of 3-methylhistidine (3-Mehis) to estimate the degree to which the urinary output of 3-Mehis reflects the status of protein nutrition.Keywords
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