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IT has been reported previously1,2 that certain individuals show a profound lowering of the blood glucose-level following ingestion of leucine or iso-valeric acid and that this is a familial trait.
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BUTTERFIELD, W., WHICHELOW, M., WRIGHT, P. et al. Hypoglycæmic Response to Leucine in a Leucine-sensitive Man. Nature 188, 70 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188070a0
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