[Partial parenteral feeding in infants with special reference to the amino acid levels (author's transl)]

Abstract

12 infants aged between 6 weeks and several months were partially fed for a period of three days parenterally with a 6% amino acid solution adapted to breast milk as well as with an electrolyte solution with 10% glucose. The amino acid levels in the plasma were determined daily in the blood of fasting blood after an infusion period of 20 hours and after an interval of four hours. All the amino acids examined during the period of the study, revealed good homeostasis.