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The Effects of Maternal and Postnatal Dietary Methyl Nutrients on Epigenetic Changes that Lead to Non-Communicable Diseases in Adulthood by Randunu, Raniru S, Bertolo, Robert F

“…The risk for non-communicable diseases in adulthood can be programmed by early nutrition. This programming is mediated by changes in expression of key genes in…”
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Guanidinoacetate is more effective than creatine at enhancing tissue creatine stores while consequently limiting methionine availability in Yucatan miniature pigs by McBreairty, Laura E, Robinson, Jason L, Furlong, Kayla R, Brunton, Janet A, Bertolo, Robert F

“…Creatine (Cr) is an important high-energy phosphate buffer in tissues with a high energy demand such as muscle and brain and is consequently a highly consumed…”
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Parenteral Nutrition and Oxidant Load in Neonates by Karthigesu, Kandeepan, Bertolo, Robert F, Brown, Robert J

“…Neonates with preterm, gastrointestinal dysfunction and very low birth weights are often intolerant to oral feeding. In such infants, the provision of…”
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Methionine and cysteine oxidation are regulated in a dose dependent manner by dietary Cys intake in neonatal piglets receiving enteral nutrition by Shoveller, Anna K, Pezzali, Julia G, House, James D, Bertolo, Robert F, Pencharz, Paul B, Ball, Ronald O

“…Methionine (Met) is an indispensable amino acid (AA) in piglets. Met can synthesize cysteine (Cys), and Cys has the ability to reduce the Met requirement by…”
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The nutritional burden of methylation reactions by Bertolo, Robert F, McBreairty, Laura E

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWMethyl group metabolism is a metabolically demanding process that has significant nutritional implications. Methionine is required not only…”
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Effects of supplemental creatine and guanidinoacetic acid on spatial memory and the brain of weaned Yucatan miniature pigs by Robinson, Jason L, McBreairty, Laura E, Ryan, Rebecca A, Randunu, Raniru, Walsh, Carolyn J, Martin, Gerard M, Brunton, Janet A, Bertolo, Robert F

“…The emergence of creatine as a potential cognitive enhancement supplement for humans prompted an investigation as to whether supplemental creatine could…”
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Creatine synthesis is a major metabolic process in neonatal piglets and has important implications for amino acid metabolism and methyl balance by Brosnan, John T, Wijekoon, Enoka P, Warford-Woolgar, Lori, Trottier, Nathalie L, Brosnan, Margaret E, Brunton, Janet A, Bertolo, Robert F P

“…Our objectives in this study were as follows: 1) to determine the rate of creatine accretion by the neonatal piglet; 2) identify the sources of this creatine;…”
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Guanidinoacetic acid supplementation: A narrative review of its metabolism and effects in swine and poultry by Asiriwardhana, Mahesha, Bertolo, Robert F.

“…Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is an amino acid derivative and precursor for creatine which plays a significant role in energy metabolism. However, because of…”
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Adequate oral threonine is critical for mucin production and gut function in neonatal piglets by Law, Garson K, Bertolo, Robert F, Adjiri-Awere, Alfred, Pencharz, Paul B, Ball, Ronald O

“…In previous experiments, we found that the threonine requirement of neonatal piglets fed parenterally was 40% of that when fed intragastrically; we…”
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The multifactorial consequences of sulfur amino acid deficiency by Bertolo, Robert F

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Effect of common antinutritive factors and fibrous feedstuffs in pig diets on amino acid digestibilities with special emphasis on threonine by Myrie, S.B, Bertolo, R.F, Sauer, W.C, Ball, R.O

“…Most feedstuffs contain antinutritive factors (ANF) such as insoluble fibers, lignins, tannins, and lectins. Intake of these ANF has the ability to reduce…”
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Lysine Dipeptide Enhances Gut Structure and Whole-Body Protein Synthesis in Neonatal Piglets with Intestinal Atrophy by Kirupananthan, Dalshini, Bertolo, Robert F, Brunton, Janet A

“…Parenteral nutrition (PN) is often a necessity for preterm infants; however, prolonged PN leads to gut atrophy, weakened gut barrier function, and a higher…”
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Arginine, ornithine, and proline interconversion is dependent on small intestinal metabolism in neonatal pigs by Bertolo, Robert F P, Brunton, Janet A, Pencharz, Paul B, Ball, Ronald O

“…We have previously shown that arginine deficiency is exacerbated by the removal of dietary proline in orally, but not parenterally, fed piglets. Therefore, we…”
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Dietary Methionine Enhances Portal Appearance of Guanidinoacetate and Synthesis of Creatine in Yucatan Miniature Piglets by Asiriwardhana, Mahesha U, Dinesh, Olupathage C, Brunton, Janet A, Bertolo, Robert F

“…Creatine plays a significant role in energy metabolism and positively impacts anaerobic energy capacity, muscle mass, and physical performance. Endogenous…”
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Regional assessment of soil erosion using the distributed model SEMMED and remotely sensed data by de Jong, S.M., Paracchini, M.L., Bertolo, F., Folving, S., Megier, J., de Roo, A.P.J.

“…The soil erosion model for Mediterranean regions (SEMMED) is presented and used to produce regional maps of simulated soil loss for two Mediterranean test…”
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Amino acids in freshwater food webs: Assessing their variability among taxa, trophic levels, and systems by Thera, Jennifer C., Kidd, Karen A., Bertolo, Robert F.

“…Although the amino acid composition of fishes and some marine invertebrates varies among taxa and systems, similar information is lacking for freshwater…”
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The Kidneys Are Quantitatively More Important than Pancreas and Gut as a Source of Guanidinoacetic Acid for Hepatic Creatine Synthesis in Sow-Reared Yucatan Miniature Piglets by Dinesh, O Chandani, Brunton, Janet A, Bertolo, Robert F

“…Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase, necessary for the conversion of arginine (Arg) to guanidinoacetic acid (GAA), is expressed mainly in kidney and pancreas…”
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Tissue content of thiol-containing amino acids predicts methylmercury in aquatic invertebrates by Thera, Jennifer C., Kidd, Karen A., Bertolo, Robert F., O'Driscoll, Nelson J.

“…Aquatic invertebrates vary in methylmercury (MeHg) levels among systems which has been attributed, in part, to environmental conditions, but may also be linked…”
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Neonatal Piglets Can Synthesize Adequate Creatine, but Only with Sufficient Dietary Arginine and Methionine, or with Guanidinoacetate and Excess Methionine by Dinesh, O Chandani, Kankayaliyan, Thillayampalam, Rademacher, Meike, Tomlinson, Christopher, Bertolo, Robert F, Brunton, Janet A

“…Suckling piglets synthesize most of their creatine requirement, which consumes substantial amounts of arginine in order to synthesize guanidinoacetic acid…”
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Using tissue cysteine to predict the trophic transfer of methylmercury and selenium in lake food webs by Thera, Jennifer C., Kidd, Karen A., Stewart, A. Robin, Bertolo, Robert F., O'Driscoll, Nelson J.

“…The biomagnification of toxic methylmercury (MeHg) and selenium (Se) through aquatic food webs using nitrogen stable isotopes (δ15N) varies among ecosystems…”
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