Nitrogen metabolism in preterm infants

Abstract

The underlying theme of this work has been to try to understand the protein metabolism in the premature human infant, and its response to perturbations including disease and diet. Since the early work of Schoenheimer et al. it has been recognized that growth takes place as a result of protein synthesis and protein breakdown [16]. With the understanding of protein metabolism itself and the response of protein metabolism to diseases and diet, an improved therapy (treatment as well as nutrition) is possible, leading to an improved growth