The role of amino acid oxidation in causing ‘specific dynamic action’ in man

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2662|27|1|211-219

ISSN: 0007-1145

Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.27, Iss.1, 1972-01, pp. : 211-219

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Abstract

1. The increase in metabolic rate which occurs after ingestion of protein (the so-called ‘specific dynamic action’) has been attributed to the energy requirements for urea synthesis and amino acid degradation.