Table 1 of Kottegoda, Mol Vis 2007; 13:2073-2082.


Table 1. Perfusate amino acid levels

Basal level concentrations (mM) of free amino acids are given for vitreous and vitreoretinal interface (VRI) perfusates of the rat eye. Values were mean±standard error (SEM) and were not corrected for recovery.

                Vitreous        VRI (n=3)
 Amino acid      (n=4)     (optic nerve region)
-------------   --------   --------------------
Alanine         4.3±2.0         6.1±2.2
Arginine        1.2±0.7         1.4±1.1
Aspartate       2.3±0.5         2.6±0.6
Glutamate       1.7±0.5         1.4±0.3
Glycine         4.5±1.9         4.1±0.7
Histidine       1.0±0.3         1.2±0.4
Methionine      0.4±0.1         0.6±0.3
Phenylalanine   1.4±0.4         2.4±1.4
Tyrosine        2.3±1.0         2.8±1.8
Valine          2.3±1.0         5.7±2.7

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