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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2016 May 12;32(6):933–942. doi: 10.1007/s00467-016-3401-x

Figure 5. Effect of stimulating renal ammonia metabolism with glutamine on urinary ammonia and K+ excretion.

Figure 5

After ingesting a constant-formula diet of normal electrolyte content for 3 days, normal men ingested glutamine, 4.3 mmol/kg. Glutamine ingestion resulted in an increase in urinary ammonia excretion and a concomitant decrease in potassium excretion. Data from [58].