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Amino acid losses during CAPD.

Carla Giordano, De Santo Ng, G Capodicasa, Di Leo Va, Di Serafino A, D Cirillo, Roberto Esposito, Riccardo Di Fiore, M. Damiano, L Buonadonna,

PubMed · 1980 · 42 citations · 0 references

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MedicineBiochemistryPharmacokineticsDialysisHemodialysisRenal PharmacokineticsAmino Acid CompositionAmino Acid MetabolismDialysate CompositionPeritoneal DialysisAmino Acid PharmacokineticsAmino Acid RecoveryAmino Acid TurnoverDrug Clearance During Peritoneal DialysisPeritoneal Dialysis PharmacokineticsPhenylalanine Metabolism

Abstract

Amino acid losses in peritoneal dialyzate during CAPD were less than 2 g a day (15, 128 micrometers). CAPD does not correct the tyrosine/phenylalanine ratio in plasma and does not prevent accumulation of 3-methylhistidine.