Table 2.
Controls | Septic Patients | |
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Endogenous leucine flux, μmol·kg−1·h−1 | 97.8 ± 4.6 | 177.7 ± 31.4† |
Glutamine flux, μmol·kg−1·h−1 | 308.1 ± 11.9 | 326.6 ± 27.3 |
Glutamine clearance, ml·kg−1·min−1 | 10.5 ± 0.9 | 26.8 ± 5.2* |
Citrulline flux, μmol·kg−1·h−1 | 8.9 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.2* |
Values are expressed as means ± SE.
P < 0.05 vs. controls by unpaired t-test;
P < 0.01 vs. controls by unpaired t-test.