Home » Muscles Tendons » References for TPN Nutrition References for TPN Nutrition July 22, 2020 by Data Trace Editor Original Articles: Perioperative total parenteral nutrition in surgical patients. The Veterans Affairs Total Parenteral Nutrition Cooperative Study Group. Alanyl-glutamine counteracts the depletion of free glutamine and the postoperative decline in protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. Safety of glutamine-enriched parenteral nutrient solutions in humans. The effect of postoperative intravenous feeding (TPN) on outcome following major surgery evaluated in a randomized study. The effect of starvation and total parenteral nutrition on skeletal muscle amino acid content and membrane potential difference in normal man.