Reduced early dried blood spot citrulline levels in preterm infants with meconium obstruction of prematurity

Citrulline is a non-protein amino acid synthesized in the enterocytes of the small bowel. Recent studies have reported that plasma citrulline levels correlate with functional enterocyte mass.

Source: Early Human Development - September 28, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Hae Kyung Woo, Ee-Kyung Kim, Young Hwa Jung, Seung Han Shin, Han-Suk Kim, Jung-Hwan Choi, Hyun-Young Kim Source Type: research