Insulin and amino acids both strongly participate to the regulation of protein metabolism

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Prod'homme, Magali ^a   Rieu, Isabelle ^a   Balage, Michele ^a   Dardevet, Dominique ^a   Grizard, Jean ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Insulin; Leucine; Protein metabolism; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HORMONE; INSULIN; LEUCINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROTEASOME; UBIQUITIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; CELL FUNCTION; FEEDING; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; ADULT; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 2442439956     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200401000-00012     Document Type: Review

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