Enteral Glutamine Administration in Critically Ill Nonseptic Patients Does Not Trigger Arginine Synthesis

Table 2

Tracer dosages.

Tracer	Prime (µmol/kg)		Infusate (µmol/kg/h)
	CON; mean (SEM)	ALA-GLN; mean (SEM)	CON; mean (SEM)	ALA-GLN; mean (SEM)
GLN M + 1	232.0 (13.8)	236.7 (8.0)	18.4 (1.6)	16.0 (1.5)
CIT M + 5	627.2 (37.3)	639.8 (21.8)	1.2 (0.3)	1.0 (0.3)
ARG M + 2	141.1 (8.4)	144.0 (4.9)	1.3 (0.1)	1.2 (0.1)