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A study is carried out on the variations of plasma and blood red cells free amino acid concentrations secondary to haemodialysis in patients suffering from acute renal failure.
A reduction in plasma free amino acid pool has been observed in patients undergoing to many periodic haemosialysis, but no significant differences occur in plasma aminogram between before and after a single dyalitic procedure.
Significant alterations were also observed in blood red cells aminogram, and this may be interpreted as reflex of intracellular omeostatic mechanisms for the maintenance of normal plasma free amioacid pattern.
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Magalini, S.I., Scrascia, E., Bondoli, A. et al. Plasma an intraerythrocyte amino-acid levels during and after haemodialysis in acute renal failure. Intensive Care Med 3, 81–87 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683066
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