... that the splanchnic tissues do not contribute to the integrated glucose-induced thermogenesis owing to a biphasic response in oxygen uptake, with an initial increase and a later decrease. Measurements across a leg give the same information as measurements across a forearm with respect to estimation of glucose-induced...

... (muscle) tissue, renal failure, splanchnic tissues, uraemia. INTRODUCTION Chronic renal insufficiency is associated with abnormali- ties in carbohydrate [l, 21, lipid [3,4] and amino acid [S-81 metabolism. Of these, the disturbance in glucose homoeo- stasis has been the most extensively examined and has...