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From: The Effect of Oral Leucine on Protein Metabolism in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Leucine kinetics in type 1 diabetic adolescent girls consuming a basal diet or a diet supplemented with L-leucine. Protein synthesis, protein degradation, leucine oxidation, and protein balance were calculated from the enrichment of plasma [13C]KIC, 13CO2, and CO2 production as described in Materials and Methods. The data are expressed as μ moles of leucine/kg body weight/h during consumption of the basal diet (19% of calories from fat, 57% of calories from carbohydrate, and 22% from protein) or the basal diet with supplemental L-leucine (total leucine content of 4 times the basal diet). Differences between the study day with the basal diet and the study day with the basal diet supplemented with L-leucine were statistically significant, *.

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