Branched Chain Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition Volume 2 /

This is the second volume in a 2-volume compendium that is the go-to source for both research- and practice-oriented information on the importance of branched chain amino acids in maintaining the nutritional status and overall health of individuals, especially those with certain disease conditions. ...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rajendram, Rajkumar (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Preedy, Victor R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Patel, Vinood B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2015.
Σειρά:Nutrition and Health
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part I. Role of Branched Chain Amino Acids in Healthy Individuals
  • 1. Tolerability of leucine
  • 2. Leucine-protein supplemented recovery and exercise
  • 3. Use of whey and leucine on muscle
  • 4. Branched chain amino acids and muscle atrophy protection
  • 5. Role of branched chain amino acids in cellular and organ damage: the prognostic significance of the preoperative branched chain amino acid to tyrosine ratio
  • Part II. Branched Chain Amino Acids: Status in Disease States
  • 6. Branched chain amino acids in heart failure
  • 7. Mitochondrial tRNA valine in cardiomyopathies
  • 8. Branched chain amino acids on psychomotor performance
  • 9. The branch chain amino acids in the context of other amino acids in traumatic brain injury
  • 10. Branched chain amino acids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Part III. Branched Chain Amino Acids and Liver Diseases
  • 11. Identification of branched chain amino acids; underlying molecular pathways using transcriptomic analysis: application to cirrhosis
  • 12. Branched chain amino acids supplementation and plasma albumin
  • 13. Late evening snack, branched chain amino acids and cirrhosis
  • 14. Branched chain amino acids and organ transplantation
  • 15. Basic aspects in prevention of post-transplant bacteremia by branched chain amino acids
  • 16. Branched chain amino acids and postoperative quality of life
  • Part IV. Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplementation Studies in Certain Patient Populations
  • 17. Leucine-protein functional adaptation in the clinical setting
  • 18. Branched chain amino acids supplementation and glycemic control
  • 19. Leucine supplementation and insulin resistance
  • 20. Weight loss and branched chain amino acids and their metabolites
  • 21. Branched chain amino acid cocktails and skin
  • 22. Branched chain amino acids in inherited muscle disease: the case of Duchhene muscular dystrophy
  • 23. Use of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) during radiotherapy
  • 24. Oral branch chain amino acids and encephalopathy
  • 25. Web based resources, and suggested readings.