Methionine metabolism of healing bone fractures

UTHSC Affiliation

College of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1953

Publication Title

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volume

43

Issue

2

Abstract

1. 1. Protein metabolism has been studied in vivo and in vitro using S35 methionine. The 3-hr. protein uptake of S35 has been expressed in terms of micrograms of administered S35 methionine/μg. of protein nitrogen. This expression has been utilized as a metabolic index of muscle, bone, and healing fractures. 2. 2. The metabolic index of healing fractures is 3-5 times greater than for control bones, whether the metabolism was determined in vivo or in vitro. © 1953.

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