Measurement of muscle protein degradation in live mice by accumulation of bestatin-induced peptides

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 273, Issue 6 36-6, 1997, Pages

  Botbol, Violeta ^a   Scornik, Oscar A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Peptide intermediates; Protein turnover

Indexed keywords

BESTATIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD INTAKE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOUSE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOACTIVITY; REFEEDING; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 0031408908     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.6.e1149     Document Type: Article

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