Loads versus tracers for assessing phenylalanine hydroxylase activity using plasma phenylalanine decay curves.
Consideration of the flow of phenylalanine within the body shows that classical phenylalanine load tests for assessing phenylalanine hydroxylase activity cannot usefully be replaced by tracer techniques.
D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000097:blood*; D010651:Phenylalanine Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism*
D010649:Phenylalanine; D010651:Phenylalanine Hydroxylase