Lung glutamine metabolism.
The role of the lungs in maintaining amino acid homeostasis has only recently been studied. The data suggest that the lungs play a key role in glutamine flow in both normal and catabolic states. Further studies are necessary to clarify the regulation of lung glutamine at the whole organ and cellular level.
Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
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