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. 1970 Jul;11(7):600–609. doi: 10.1136/gut.11.7.600

Studies on the origin of faecal amino acids in cystic fibrosis 1

J W T Seakins, R S Ersser, I S E Gibbons
PMCID: PMC1553082  PMID: 5452048

Abstract

Evidence is presented which demonstrates that excess faecal amino acids in cystic fibrosis are derived from unabsorbed dietary protein. Changes in the absorption of fat and nitrogen have little effect on the amino-acid patterns.

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