Assessment of the efficiency of nitrogen utilization in the infant cebus monkey (Cebus albifrons) by nitrogen balance.
Nitrogen (N) balance and growth were utilized to assess the efficiency of N utilization in the infant cebus monkey (Cebus albifrons). The efficiency of N utilization as calculated from N balance data was 35%. The efficiency of N utilization for growth was 37% as determined by weight change over a 28-day trial and by body composition data from the literature. These results indicate, therefore, that growth and N balance are comparable indicators of N utilization in these primates.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002427:Cebidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D002428:Cebus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*
D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009584:Nitrogen