A Comparison of the Effects of Oral Glutamine Dipeptide, Glutamine, and Alanine on Blood Amino Acid Availability in Rats Submitted to Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia

We compared the effects of oral administration of high-dose or low-dose glutamine dipeptide (GDP), alanine (ALA), glutamine (GLN), and ALA + GLN on the blood availability of amino acids in rats submitted to insulin-induced hypoglycemia (IIH). Insulin detemir (1 U/kg) was intraperitoneally injected t...

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Main Authors: Vania C. Minguetti-Câmara, Any de C. R. Marques, Fabiana P. M. Schiavon, Vanessa R. Vilela, Marcos L. Bruschi, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/10/4520