Abstract:In this study, we examined the effects of acute intravenous administration of l‐arginine on circulating levels of metabolites in the portal‐drained viscera (PDV) of 12 barrows surgically fitted with chronic catheters in the portal vein. At day 14 post‐surgery, the pigs were fasted for 12 hr and then randomly allocated to one of three groups to receive administration of normal saline, l‐alanine [103 mg/kg body weight (BW), isonitrogenous control] or l‐arginine‐HCl (61 mg/kg BW), via the portal vein. Blood sampl… Show more
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