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. 2009 Sep 30;30(1):211–221. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.197

Table 2. 13C fractional enrichment of glutamate (from [1-13C]glucose infusion) and glutamine (from [2-13C]acetate infusion) in positions C4 and C3 for ‘Young' and ‘Elderly' subjects at the end of a 2-h infusion.

(Mean±s.d.) Glu-C4 Glu-C3 Gln-C4 Gln-C3
Young (n=8) 18.3±1.2 13.6±0.8 14.9±2.4 6.8±1.0
Elderly (n=7) 17.3±1.1 12.7±0.9 15.0±3.2 7.8±1.5

Fractional enrichment values are given in %, (means±s.d., n=7 for ‘Elderly' subjects; n=8 for ‘Young' subjects). The natural abundance (1.1%) was subtracted.