Addition of glutamine to essential amino acids and carbohydrate does not enhance anabolism in young human males following exercise

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 518-529

  Wilkinson, Sarah B ^a   Kim, Paul L ^a   Armstrong, David ^b   Phillips, Stuart M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carbohydrate; Glutamine; Protein turnover; Recovery; Supplement

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; BEVERAGES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EXERCISE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; INSULIN; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEINS; SPORTS;

EID: 33846009766     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H06-028     Document Type: Article

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