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Treating hyperglycemia improves skeletal muscle protein metabolism in cancer patients after major surgery

Gianni Biolo, Marcello De Cicco, Stefania Lorenzon, Viviana Dal Mas, Dario Fantin, Rita Paroni, Rocco Barazzoni, Michela Zanetti, G. Iapichino, Gianfranco Guarnieri

Critical Care Medicine · 2008 · 63 citations · 29 references

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Treating hyperglycemia improves skeletal muscle protein and amino acid metabolism in cancer patients after major surgery.

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