Whey protein ingestion in elderly persons results in greater muscle protein accrual than ingestion of its constituent essential amino acid content

Nutrition Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 651-658

  Katsanos, Christos S ^a   Chinkes, David L ^b   Paddon Jones, Douglas ^c   Zhang, Xiao jun ^b   Aarsland, Asle ^b   Wolfe, Robert R ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

EAA; essential amino acids; Free amino acids; GCRC; General Clinical Research Center; GIP; glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; Humans; Intact protein; NEAA; nonessential amino acids; PB; phenylalanine balance; Protein balance; Protein metabolism; Protein supplement; whey protein; WY

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; MUSCLE PROTEIN; NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; PHENYLALANINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN RESPONSE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG ARTERY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; SENESCENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WHEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PHENYLALANINE;

EID: 53249087926     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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