Table 4.
Controls | Septic Patients | |
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Percent extraction of leucine | 18.0 ± 3.2 | 30.8 ± 5.0* |
Absolute splanchnic extraction of leucine, μmol tracer·kg−1·h−1 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 |
Percent extraction of glutamine | 39.9 ± 4.5 | 49.0 ± 5.6 |
Absolute splanchnic extraction of glutamine, μmol tracer·kg−1·h−1 | 6.4 ± 0.7 | 7.8 ± 0.9 |
Values are expressed as means ± SE.
P < 0.05 vs. controls by unpaired t-test.