Abstract
Cancer cachexia is characterized by alterations in a variety of metabolic processes. These include changes in the rates of gluconeogenesis, protein synthesis, and oxidative catabolism.1−4 Since circulating amino acids serve as substrates for all these processes, studies involving the characterization of the concentration of plasma free amino acids in cancer patients is of interest. In addition, studying patterns of plasma amino acid variations might provide information concerning the derangement in metabolism occurring in certain tumor types and with progressive illness.
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Hochwald, S., Heslin, M. (1996). Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations in Cancer Cachexia. In: Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Cancer Cachexia. Medical Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22346-8_5
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