Our results indicate that the predominant mechanism of the decrease in plasma leucine levels in rats with cirrhosis is an increase in the oxidized leucine fraction associated with a decrease in leucine turnover. An increase in leucine oxidation in the cirrhotic liver is one of the mechanisms involved.
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