Protein deficiency: nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of proteins in the diet; growth, immune response, repair, and production of enzymes and hormones are all impaired in severe protein deficiency; protein deficiency may also arise in the face of adequate protein intake if the dietary protein is inadequate in one or more aminoacids.
Source: CRISP
Protein deficiency: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of proteins in the diet, characterized by adaptive enzyme changes in the liver, increase in amino acid synthetases, and diminution of urea formation, thus conserving nitrogen and reducing its loss in the urine. Growth, immune response, repair, and production of enzymes and hormones are all impaired in severe protein deficiency. Protein deficiency may also arise in the face of adequate protein intake if the protein is of poor quality (i.e., the content of one or more amino acids is inadequate and thus becomes the limiting factor in protein utilization). (From Merck Manual, 16th ed; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p406).
Source: MeSH 2007
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Protein deficiency (medical condition): See Protein deficiency (disease information).
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Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
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