A leucine-supplemented diet improved protein content of skeletal muscle in young tumor-bearing rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1589-1594

  Gomes Marcondes, M C C ^a   Ventrucci, G ^a   Toledo, M T ^a   Cury, L ^a   Cooper, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Body composition; Leucine; Skeletal muscle protein; Walker 256 carcinosarcoma

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CACHEXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; WALKER CARCINOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0242659264     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003001100017     Document Type: Article

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