NITROGEN BALANCE Definition & Meaning

nitrogen balance

noun

Biochemistry, Physiology.

the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nitrogen balance¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Here’s an interesting aside: Periods of growth in children, hypothyroidism, tissue repair, and pregnancy are also associated with a positive nitrogen balance.

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Consequently, crop yield was increased, even at low levels of nitrogen; an optimal carbon–nitrogen balance was attained; and the plants maintained their beneficial stature.

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nitrogenase nitrogen base

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