nitrogen equilibrium

nitrogen equilibrium
nitrogen equilibrium n nitrogen balance when intake and excretion of nitrogen are equal called also nitrogenous equilibrium

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nitrogenous equilibrium the condition in which the body is metabolizing and excreting as much nitrogen as it is receiving in the food, i.e. the nitrogen balance is neither positive nor negative. Called also protein e.

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