BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF KETO AMINO ACIDS FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS

• Main Authors: Vladimir Teplan (Author), Milan Hájek (Author), Milena Stollova (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Nutritional status is an important predictor of clinical outcome in dialysed patients. Beside decreased serum protein/albumin,lower BMI with decreased muscle mass is the most significant predictor of morbidity and mortality. Keto amino acids (KA) represent an additional source for protein anabolism...