Urea and Non-Protein Nitrogen Metabolism in Infants : With Special Reference to the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
A large amount of non-protein nitrogen, in the form of urea and ammonium, is present in human breastmilk; however its physiological role in the infant is as yet not fully understood. It has been hypothesized that an insufficient enteric metabolism of urea could play a role in the sudden infant death...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper
2001
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-1480 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-5141-1 |