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Plasma Amino-acids in the Nigerian Nutritional Ataxic Neuropathy

Investigation of nine patients with tropical ataxic neuropathy showed an absence or diminution of sulphur-containing amino-acids—cysteine and methionine—and a variable concentration of most other essential amino-acids. The pattern was unlike that found in kwashiorkor. The levels of serum cholesterol...

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Main Authors: Osuntokun, B. O., Durowoju, J. E., McFarlane, H., Wilson, J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1968
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1986512/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5673213
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