Leucine Supplementation Improves Acquired Growth Hormone Resistance in Rats with Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Xuejin Gao; Feng Tian; Xinying Wang; Jie Zhao; Xiao Wan; Li Zhang; Chao Wu; Ning Li; Jieshou Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125023

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Leucine Supplementation Improves Acquired Growth Hormone Resistance in Rats with Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Xuejin Gao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xuejin Gao, Feng Tian

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Feng Tian ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xuejin Gao, Feng Tian

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Xinying Wang ,

* E-mail: wxinying@263.net

Affiliations Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Jie Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Xiao Wan,

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Li Zhang,

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Chao Wu,

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Ning Li,

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Jieshou Li

Affiliation Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Leucine Supplementation Improves Acquired Growth Hormone Resistance in Rats with Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Xuejin Gao,
Feng Tian,
Xinying Wang,
Jie Zhao,
Xiao Wan,
Li Zhang,
Chao Wu,
Ning Li,
Jieshou Li

Published: April 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125023

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