Horm Metab Res 1979; 11(6): 382-384
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1092743
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Sodium Sparing Effect of Alanine in Fasting Obese Females

M.  Verdy
  • Service d'Endocrinologie, Metabolisme et Nutrition, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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Publikationsdatum:
17. Dezember 2008 (online)

Abstract

In obese females, 50 g of alanine given orally on the fifth the day of fasting, produced a decrease in urinary sodium that persisted the following day. Plasma renin did not increase the day following alanine intake.