the rate of whole body protein synthesis was measured with 15n glycine in three groups of subjects : 1 ) normal healthy adult controls , 2 ) semistarved adult patients with upper gastrointestinal tract malignancies and , 3 ) a group of patients similar to 2 ) except they were maintained parenterally on a regimen adequate in amino acids and glucose .
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glycine
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amino acids