Oral administration of leucine stimulates ribosomal protein mRNA translation but not global rates of protein synthesis in the liver of rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1171-1176

  Anthony, T G ^a   Anthony, J C ^a   Yoshizawa, F ^a   Kimball, S R ^a   Jefferson, L S ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leucine; Liver; Rats; Ribosomal protein mRNA translation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA ACTIN; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; INITIATION FACTOR 4E; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; S6 KINASE; VALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYSOME; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035069433     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.4.1171     Document Type: Article

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