Forearm and leg amino acid metabolism in the basal state and during combined insulin and amino acid stimulation after a 3-day fast

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-205

  Gjedsted, J ^a   Gormsen, L ^a   Buhl, M ^a   Norrelund H ^a   Schmitz, O ^a,b   Keiding, S ^a   Tonnesen E ^a   Moller N ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A V balance; Catabolism; Fasting; Metabolism; Phenylalanine; Urinary nitrogen secretion rate

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; FATTY ACID; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HISTIDINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; ISOLEUCINE; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; TAURINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; UREA; VALINE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UREA CYCLE;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; FASTING; FOREARM; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEG; MALE; PHENYLALANINE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TYROSINE;

EID: 70350474741     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02009.x     Document Type: Article

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