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− | |categories = [[Nutrients|'''Small Animal Nutrition''']]
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− | |text = Protein is a '''[[Nutrition Glossary#Macronutrient|macronutrient]]''' comprised of '''[[Amino Acids Overview - Nutrition|amino acids]]''' chains folded into primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures to form the physical components of plants and animals. '''Protein is required to provide both nitrogen and essential [[Amino Acids Overview - Nutrition|amino acids]]'''. There are no protein stores in the body and dietary protein intake replenishes nitrogen and amino acids that are lost during normal cellular turnover in the body.
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− | :[[Protein Overview - Nutrition|Protein Overview]]
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− | :[[Amino Acids - Nutrition|Amino Acids]]
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− | :[[Digestibility of Protein]]
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− | |image = Protein fold.png
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− | {{Reviewed Nutrition 1
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− | |date = 18 May 2015}}
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− | [[Category:Nutrients]]
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− | [[Category:Protein]]
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