title: To congratulate Dr Holdsworth and colleagues on the vast amount of work reported in your October issue (Vol. 3, 153-162 1984) entitled 'Body protein metabolism and plasma aminoacids in cirrhosis of the liver'.
authors.affiliation: Gastro-Intestinal Clinic Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town 7925 South Africa.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: O'Keefe