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urinary nitrogen

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urinary nitrogen
n.
The nitrogen that is excreted as urea, amino acids, or uric acid, as in the urine.


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Burn injury, the most severe type of injury from a metabolic point of view, is characterised by the most profound alterations in basal metabolic rate and urinary nitrogen excretion.
Urinary nitrogen excretion was much lower for both the refered and control WPH groups, in comparison to all other groups.
7-12) For example, the INTERSALT study, which involved over 10000 men and women, reported an inverse relationship between urinary nitrogen and urea--as indicators of total protein intake--and blood pressure.
 
 
 
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