1995
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800820823
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Experimental study to show that growth hormone treatment before trauma increases glutamine uptake in the intestinal tract

Abstract: This study examined whether growth hormone treatment deprived the intestinal tract of glutamine after trauma. Piglets were treated with growth hormone 24 units daily 3 days before and at the start of the trauma (GH-3, n = 8) or at the start of the trauma only (GH-1, n = 8). Eight piglets acted as non-treated controls. The trauma consisted of a standardized abdominal surgical procedure. Primed constant infusions of U-14C-glutamine were given. Intestinal, hepatic, renal and hindleg glutamine fluxes were measured… Show more

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