Glutamine in critically ill patients: is it a fundamental nutritional supplement?
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Glutamine in critically ill patients: is it a fundamental nutritional supplement?
Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the human body and is necessary to modulate the inflammatory and oxidative stress responses in patients.(1,2) Systemic glutamine availability is determined by the balance of endogenous glutamine production (mainly in muscular tissue) and its use by glutamine consuming organs (gut, kidney, liver and the immune system). Several studies show that i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0103-507X
DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20160022