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VARIATIONS IN THE LEVEL OF SERUM PHENYLALANINE WITH AGE
Author(s) -
PITT D. B.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1969.tb02756.x
Subject(s) - medicine , phenylalanine , endocrinology , amino acid , biochemistry , chemistry
SYNOPSIS The level of phenylalanine in the serum is highest in the first 2 years of life, i.e. a mean of 42.05 mgm/100ml. and thereafter the mean level is about 27.72 mgm/100 ml. This is related to a greater requirement of phenylalanine during the period of maximum growth.