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SELMA E. SNYDERMAN, M.D.; AUDREY BOYER, B.S.; L. EMMETT HOLT, Jr., M.D.

AMA J Dis Child. 1959;97(2):192-195.

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The role of arginine in nutrition has not as yet been completely defined. It is essential for growth in some animals, required for optimal growth in others, while in still others it does not seem to be at all necessary for growth. Arginine is required for growth by the turkey poult¹ and the chick,² the requirement being especially high during the first few weeks of life. This high requirement is due to a complete inability to synthesize arginine; in fact, the young fowl is unable to synthesize arginine even when ornithine is provided.³ Both young rats⁴ and weanling pigs⁵ can grow at subnormal rates without arginine, but it is necessary for optimal growth. Apparently the synthesis of arginine cannot proceed rapidly enough or in large enough amounts to provide for the rapid growth of these animals. The young mouse⁶ seems to grow well on . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

Department of Pediatrics, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication June 10, 1958.

This study was supported in part by grants from U. S. Public Health Service, Gerber's Inc., Ross Laboratories, Wyeth, Inc., and the National Dairy Council.

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