IT has long been known that protein metabolism is markedly affected by trauma and by operations. The role which proteins play in the metabolic response to injury has been assessed in the past chiefly by studying nitrogen intake and loss and serum-protein levels. Many writers have emphasized the extent and duration of the negative nitrogen balance which occurs in post-operative patients
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