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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Growth hormone with glutamine did not improve intestinal absorption of energy (baseline, placebo, treatment, mean : 46 %, 48 %, 46 % of oral intake, respectively), carbohydrate (71 %, 70 %, 71 %), fat (20 %, 15 %, 18 %), nitrogen (27 %, 18 %, 19 %), wet weight (37 %, 39 %, 31 %), sodium (-16 %, -16 %, -36 %), potassium (43 %, 47 %, 33 %), calcium (-16 %, -16 %, -15 %) or magnesium (-3 %, 4 %, 2 %) compared with placebo or baseline (p > 0. 05) five days after treatment was terminated.