Open AccessGrowth Hormone and Insulinlike Growth Factor 1 Promote Intestinal Uptake and Hepatic Release of Glutamine in Sepsis
Author(s) -
Lise Balteskard,
Kjetil Unneberg,
Marianne Mjaaland,
Trond Jenssen,
Arthur Revhaug
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199807000-00019
Subject(s) - sepsis , glutamine , medicine , endocrinology , bolus (digestion) , hormone , metabolism , saline , amino acid , biology , biochemistry
To study the effects of growth hormone (GH) and insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF-1) on whole body and gastrointestinal (GI), hepatic, femoral, and renal glutamine (GLN) uptake and release in septic piglets.