Amino Acids in Nutrition and Health Amino acids in systems function and health /

This edited volume comprehensively highlights recent advances in the metabolism, nutrition, physiology, and pathobiology of amino acids in all the systems of humans and other animals (including livestock, poultry, companion animals, and fish). It enables readers to understand the crucial roles of am...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wu, Guoyao. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1265
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45328-2
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Amino acids in intestinal physiology and health
  • Amino acid metabolism in the liver: nutritional and physiological significance
  • Amino acids in circulatory function and health
  • Epithelial dysfunction in lung diseases: effects of amino acids and potential mechanisms
  • Amino acid metabolism in the kidneys: nutritional and physiological significance
  • Amino acids in health and endocrine function
  • Amino Acids in Reproductive Nutrition and Health
  • Impacts of amino acids on the intestinal defensive system
  • Maternal nutrient restriction and skeletal muscle development: Consequences for postnatal health
  • Metabolism of amino acids in the brain and their roles in regulating food intake
  • Metabolism and functions of amino acids in the skin
  • Metabolism and functions of amino acids in sense organs. .