Unaffected Arm Muscle Hypercatabolism in Dysphagic Subacute Stroke Patients: The Effects of Essential Amino Acid Supplementation
Table 3
Amino acid arterial concentrations and A − V differences found in stroke patients and matched healthy subjects.
Amino acid profiles (mol/L)
Healthy subjects ()
Stroke ()
value
Aspartate
A
A − V
Glutamate
A
A − V
Histidine
A
A − V
Asparagine
A
A − V
Serine
A
A − V
Glutamine
A
A − V
Arginine
A
A − V
Citrulline
A
A − V
Glycine
A
A − V
*Threonine
A
A − V
Alanine
A
A − V
Taurine
A
A − V
Tyrosine
A
A − V
*°Valine
A
A − V
*Methionine
A
A − V
*Tryptophan
A
A − V
*Phenylalanine
A
A − V
*°Isoleucine
A
A − V
*°Leucine
A
A − V
Ornithine
A
A − V
*Lysine
A
A − V
Total amino acids
A
A − V
*EAAs
A
A − V
°BCAAs
A
A − V
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Statistical analysis: unpaired -test. *Essential amino acids (EAAs); °branched chain amino acids (BCAAs).