 Qualifying subjects will be hospitalized in the GCRC for 41 days. The entire period of hospitalization will be divided into two equal phases of 20.5 days each: one will be the low pH phase low alkali dialysis solution withwithout ammonium chloride and the second will be the high pH phase high alkali dialysis solution with sodium bicarbonate withwithout ammonium chloride. Nitrogen balance will be estimated during the entire period of hospitalization. N-intake is a sum of dietary and medicinal intake, while N-output will be N-losses in dialysate, urine and feces. The N-balance will be the difference between N-intake and N-output. The second outcome measure will be leucine turnover studies. Leucine turnover studies will be performed on days 21 and 41. Leucine turnover studies provide information regarding rates of total body protein synthesis and total body protein degradation as well as rates of leucine oxidation. The study will take 10 hours each - the initial 4 hours will be after an overnight fast and the last six hours will be while being fed. The third outcome measure will be the content of some proteins in a sample of muscle biopsy. Muscle biopsy will be performed on days 21 and 41 after the completion of leucine turnover studies. Finally, nutritional assessment will be performed at the time of patient admission, on day 21 and 41. On days 21 and 41, the nutritional assessment will be performed prior to the start of the leucine turnover studies. 