Proteins, Peptides and Amino Acids in Enternal Nutrition (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series) [Hardcover]

Peter Furst (Author, Editor), Vernon R. Young (Author, Editor), Nestle Nutrition Services (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000 | ISBN-10: 3805571089 | ISBN-13: 978-3805571081 | Edition: 1

This volume provides a comprehensive and objective survey of the physiology and nutritional biochemistry of dietary proteins, peptides and amino acids. Special attention is paid to their contributions to enteral nutrition and, particularly, to the part that these nutrients and substrates play in the nutritional support in various clinical settings. Having examined the new, exciting information about the role of the intestine in the utilization of proteins and their products of digestion, the focus turns to the consequences that catabolic stress and immunologic stimulation have on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the protein/amino acid metabolism. These aspects are considered with relation to the support of body protein and amino acid homeostasis and requirements in patients with injury, severe infection, gastrointestinal malfunction, cancers and renal disease.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: S Karger Pub; 1 edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3805571089
• ISBN-13: 978-3805571081
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,430,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)