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    Clinical Utility of 13C-Liver-Function Breath Tests for Assessment of Hepatic Function

    13C-Liver-function breath tests have been used in clinical diagnostics and, to a limited extent, to investigate hepatic function. From a practical perspective, tests such as the 13C-aminopyrine a...

    P. Afolabi, M. Wright, S. A. Wootton, A. A. Jackson in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2013)

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    Body composition assessment in nutrition research: value of BIA technology

    There is wide variability in the shape and size of an individual and their body composition. This partly reflects inherent genetic differences, but to a large extent is determined by the extent to which their ...

    A A Jackson, M Johnson, K Durkin, S Wootton in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2013)

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    Effect of physiological doses of oral vitamin B12 on plasma homocysteine: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial in India

    Vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency is common in Indians and a major contributor to hyperhomocysteinemia, which may influence fetal growth, risk of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this paper ...

    U S Deshmukh, C V Joglekar, H G Lubree… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2010)

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    Protein turnover

    A A Jackson in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009)

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    Vitamin B12 and folate concentrations during pregnancy and insulin resistance in the offspring: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study

    Raised maternal plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations predict small size at birth, which is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. We studied the association between maternal vitamin B12, folate an...

    C. S. Yajnik, S. S. Deshpande, A. A. Jackson, H. Refsum, S. Rao… in Diabetologia (2008)

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    Relationship between birth weight and urea kinetics in children

    To explore the effect of birth weight on urea kinetics in young healthy children.

    A V Badaloo, M Reid, M Boyne, A A Jackson… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2006)

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    Training does not affect protein turnover in pre- and early pubertal female gymnasts

    This study compared protein turnover in ten young female gymnasts [10.3 (0.5) years] engaged in regular intense physical training with ten age-matched controls [9.4 (0.6) years)]. Nitrogen flux ( Q), protein synt...

    N. Boisseau, C. Persaud, A. A. Jackson… in European Journal of Applied Physiology (2005)

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    Prevalence of risk of undernutrition is associated with poor health status in older people in the UK

    Objective: To establish the prevalence of the risk of undernutrition, using criteria similar to those used by the Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG), in people aged 65 y and over, and to identify relationships bet...

    B M Margetts, R L Thompson, M Elia, A A Jackson in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003)

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    Sugars not for burning

    In the government report on dietary sugars (COMA, 1989), one point of interest made abundantly clear, both from the comments invited from the public at large during the preparation of the report, and the gener...

    A. A. Jackson in Human Nutrition (1992)

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    Irish society of gastroenterology

    G. Daly, A. L. Leahy, D. Cottell, T. F. Gorey… in Irish Journal of Medical Science (1991)

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    A Solar System dust ring with the Earth as its shepherd

    Bodies orbiting in the gravitational fields of galactic, solar or planetary systems often suffer dissipative forces, including tidal interactions and drag resulting from motion through a gas or from collisions...

    A. A. Jackson, H. A. Zook in Nature (1989)

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    Infrared brightness of a comet belt beyond Neptune

    We consider the infrared brightness of a flattened comet belt beyond the orbit of Neptune using a disk-like model with a power-law density distribution of comets. We compare this spectrum with the emission fro...

    A. A. Jackson, R. M. Killen in Earth, Moon, and Planets (1988)

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    Nitrogen Metabolism in Preterm Infants Fed Human Donor Breast Milk: the Possible Essentiality of Glycine

    Summary: Nitrogen metabolism was studied in three preterm infants (mean gestation 32 wk) by the method of consecutive metabolic balance. The absorption and retention of nitrogen from breast milk was measured, ...

    A A Jackson, J C L Shaw, A Barber, M H N Golden in Pediatric Research (1981)

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    Muscle Mass and Composition in Malnourished Infants and Children and Changes Seen after Recovery

    Summary: A method for measuring muscle mass in children with [15N]creatine has been used to study changes in muscle after recovery from protein-energy malnutrition. Creatine pool size, muscle mass, total muscle c...

    P J Reeds, A A Jackson, D Picou, N Poulter in Pediatric Research (1978)

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    Tungus Event

    A. A. JACKSON in Nature (1973)

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    Skatole as a Root Forming Substance

    THE activity of skatole as a growth-promoting substance has been noted by Glover1. We have carried out experiments which show that skatole accelerates root formation in cuttings. Cuttings of Leptospermum soopariu...

    L. G. G. WARNE, A. A. JACKSON in Nature (1937)