Leucine supplementation improves muscle protein synthesis in elderly men independently of hyperaminoacidaemia

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 575, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 305-315

  Rieu, Isabelle ^a   Balage, Michèle ^a   Sornet, Claire ^a   Giraudet, Christophe ^a   Pujos, Estelle ^a   Grizard, Jean ^a   Mosoni, Laurent ^a   Dardevet, Dominique ^a  

^a INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INSULIN; LEUCINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON 13;

AGED; AGING; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEEDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUSION; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AGED; AMINO ACIDS; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEUCINE; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENYLALANINE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 33746876019     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.110742     Document Type: Article

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