title: Stable isotopes as metabolic probes for nutritional studies in neonates.
abstract: Metabolic and nutritional studies with stable isotope tracers have proved valuable in the human newborn. This technique is acceptable ethically, because it does not expose the infant to radioactivity, and it is sensitive enough for the analysis of very small samples. The stable isotope method has been especially applied to studies of neonatal carbohydrate, protein, and energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yudkoff
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nissim
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism*; D007554:Isotopes; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007554:Isotopes; D005947:Glucose