Will develop a new, multiple stable isotope tracer model of whole body arginine and ornithine metabolism in intact, healthy adult human subjects; to determine whether arginine synthesis is affected by absence of dietary arginine; and provide a database for studies of the effects of major burn trauma on arginine metabolism.

Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
32
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
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City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02139
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