Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6110024 | Journal of Hepatology | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The present study shows that a simulated upper GI bleed induces hypoisoleucinemia and decreases protein synthesis markedly. The fact that the percentage of isoleucine flux that was oxidized was not influenced by the hypoisoleucinemic state can only be explained by BCAA antagonism.
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Authors
Steven W.M. Olde Damink, Rajiv Jalan, Nicolaas E.P. Deutz, Peter C. Hayes, Peter B. Soeters,