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Fig. 1 | Renal Replacement Therapy

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From: An increase in circulating levels of branched-chain amino acids during hemodialysis with regard to protein breakdown: three case reports

Fig. 1

Plasma levels of metabolites during sessions. Case 1 (DM patient, 3 sessions in 4-h HD). In each panel of Figs. 1, 2, and 3, A Alanine (Ala) and glutamine including glutamate (Glx). B Leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile) and valine (Val). C Immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and ketone bodies (KB). D Plasma glucose (PG). In C, the arrows along the left and right axis indicate the normal ranges of IRI and KB, respectively. The levels of KB in Fig. 2C and 2C were determined at 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h and 4.5 h after the initiation of dialysis (see text)

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Renal Replacement Therapy

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