

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.
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