Plasma Amino Acid Profile in Severely Frail Elderly Patients in Japan

Summary: Background: Severe frailty, which is the highest level of frailty, leads to multiple health impairments that may individually affect the plasma-free amino acid (PFAA) profile. However, the PFAA profile of severely frail patients has not been clarified. The aim of this study was to describe...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Adachi, Nobukazu Ono, Akira Imaizumi, Takahiko Muramatsu, Toshihiko Andou, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kenji Nagao, Yoko Kageyama, Maiko Mori, Yasushi Noguchi, Naotaka Hashizume, Hitoshi Nukada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959818300875