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. 2000 Feb 1;97(3):1242–1246. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.3.1242

Table 2.

Arterial plasma concentrations of amino acids and whole body phenylalanine and tyrosine fluxes in 12 subjects undergoing renal vein catheterization and 12 subjects undergoing hepatic vein catheterization

Renal group (n = 12) Splanchnic group (n = 12)
Phenylalanine, μmol/liter 46.9  ± 6.1 51.7  ± 3.9
Tyrosine, μmol/liter 45.0  ± 6.9 41.1  ± 7.8
Phenylalanine flux, μmol/kg/h 35.8  ± 0.9 43.2  ± 0.6
Tyrosine flux, μmol/kg/h 28.3  ± 1.2 32.1  ± 1.0