| Literature DB >> 3894123 |
L Borghi, R Lugari, A Montanari, P Dall'Argine, G F Elia, V Nicolotti, I Simoni, A Parmeggiani, A Novarini, A Gnudi.
Abstract
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) induces plasma amino acid (AA) abnormalities, including low alanine and high branched-chain (BCAA). While insulin treatment restores plasma AA pattern, proline, methionine, valine, isoleucine, and total BCAA remain elevated in skeletal muscle intracellular water. This suggests that the restoration of plasma AA concentrations is not a satisfactory index of recovered AA metabolism in IDDM.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3894123 DOI: 10.2337/diab.34.8.812
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diabetes ISSN: 0012-1797 Impact factor: 9.461