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It is now clear that accidental injury, surgery, infection, cancer and psychosocial stress activate new metabolic pathways that consume amino acids. For example, immune activation appears to alter glutamine and arginine metabolism, acute phase protein synthesis demands the increased provision of the aromatic and sulfur amino acids, while an increased rate of glutathione turnover increases the cysteine...