Table 2 Cerebral delivery of large neutral amino acids
Amino acid | Cerebral delivery μmol/100 g/min Baseline | Cerebral delivery μmol/100 g/min LPS |
|---|---|---|
Phenylalanine | 2.8 (2.4-3.2) | 3.3 (2.9-3.6)†|
Tryptophan | 2.6 (2.3-3.0) | 2.3 (1.9-2.8) |
Tyrosine | 3.1 (2.7-3.7) | 2.8 (2.3-3.2) |
Valine | 17.2 (14.3-20.1) | 16.2 (13.7-18.6) |
Leucine | 8.8 (7.1-10.4) | 8.4 (7.1-9.6) |
Isoleucine | 4.6 (3.8-5.3) | 4.7 (4.0-5.4) |
Methionine | 1.1 (1.0-1.2) | 0.7 (0.6-0.9)‡†|
Histidine | 5.7 (4.9-6.5) | 4.6 (4.0-5.3)†|
Threonine | 7.7 (6.5-9.0) | 5.8 (4.9-6.9)††|
Glutamine | 47.3 (39.6-55.1) | 36.3 (30.7-42.0)††|