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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for amino acids
  1. Amino acids (image) 
    Amino acids are either "essential", which must be supplied by food, or "nonessential", which are made in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18071.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Growth hormone stimulation test - series (image) 
    ... of glucose by muscle while stimulating uptake of amino acids. The amino acids are used in the synthesis of proteins, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100146_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cystinuria (image) 
    ... A genetic abnormality results in abnormal transport of amino acids in the kidney. The high levels of the amino acid cystine in the urine lead to stone formation.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17046.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chicken soup and sickness (image) 
    Chicken soup is believed to contain an amino acid that is similar to a drug used to treat some respiratory infections.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17104.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Aminoaciduria urine test (image) 
    ... a test that screens for increased levels of amino acid excretion in the urine which may indicate inborn ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8603.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Growth hormone stimulation test (image) 
    ... deficient. The test is performed by administering the amino acid arginine in a vein to raise hGH levels. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Leucine aminopeptidase urine test (image) 
    ... in proteins at specific sites next to leucine amino acids. Serum (blood) LAP is measured to diagnose liver ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9501.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Regions of the Digestive System From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anatomy/Images ... Anatomy ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/digestive/regions - External Health Links