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The effect of endotoxin on plasma α-aminoisobutyric acid

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The i.v. injection of bacterial endotoxin into dogs was found to cause a rapid increase in plasma levels of infused α-aminoisobutyric acid. The findings suggest that nonmetabolic factors (tissue uptake, fluid shifts) influence amino acid distribution during endotoxemia.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 70112, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    R. E. Kuttner & J. J. Spitzer

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This investigation was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research, Contract N0001476CO132. R.E.K., Postdoctoral Fellow, supported by HL07090. Address correspondence to J.J.S.

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Kuttner, R.E., Spitzer, J.J. The effect of endotoxin on plasma α-aminoisobutyric acid. Experientia 36, 215–216 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953739

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