Pharmacological activities of branched-chain amino acids: Augmentation of albumin synthesis in liver and improvement of glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle

Hepatology Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 19-24

  Nishitani, Shinobu ^a   Takehana, Kenji ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumin synthesis glucose metabolism; BCAA; LIVACT granules; mTOR signal

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LIVACT; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MORTALITY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 11144338827     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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