Intestinal absorption of wet weight, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium at baseline and five days after 28 days of treatment with placebo or growth hormone in combination with glutamine (mean (SEM); n=8)
| Baseline | Placebo | Treatment | Effect4-150 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet weight (kg/day) | ||||
| Diet | 3.7 (0.3) | 3.7 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.1) |
| Faeces | 2.3 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.2) |
| Absorption | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.5) | −0.3 (0.2) |
| Absorption (%) | 37 (12) | 39 (11) | 31 (12) | −8 (4) |
| Sodium (mmol/day) | ||||
| Diet | 160 (15) | 166 (20) | 170 (20) | 5 (4) |
| Faeces | 179 (48) | 175 (39) | 198 (48) | 23 (15) |
| Absorption | −19 (48) | −9 (44) | −28 (56) | −18 (7) |
| Absorption (%) | −16 (31) | −16 (28) | −36 (37) | −20 (14) |
| Potassium (mmol/day) | ||||
| Diet | 81 (6) | 81 (7) | 81 (7) | 0 (2) |
| Faeces | 45 (7) | 42 (6) | 52 (8) | 10 (4) |
| Absorption | 36 (7) | 41 (8) | 29 (9) | −11 (5) |
| Absorption (%) | 43 (9) | 47 (8) | 33 (12) | −13 (5) |
| Calcium (mmol/day) | ||||
| Diet | 29 (4) | 28 (3) | 31 (4) | 3 (2) |
| Faeces | 32 (3) | 30 (3) | 33 (5) | 4 (2) |
| Absorption | −2 (3) | −2 (3) | −2 (3) | 0 (1) |
| Absorption (%) | −16 (15) | −16 (19) | −15 (17) | 1 (3) |
| Magnesium (mmol/day) | ||||
| Diet | 13 (1) | 14 (1) | 13 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Faeces | 14 (1) | 13 (1) | 13 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Absorption | 0 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
| Absorption (%) | −3 (9) | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | -2 (4) |
↵4-150 Effect is treatment compared with placebo; pairedt test, all non significant, p>0.05.