Regulatory mechanisms of skeletal muscle protein turnover during exercise

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1702-1711

  Rose, Adam J ^a   Richter, Erik A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic factor 2; Eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding protein; mRNA; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 2; INITIATION FACTOR 4E BINDING PROTEIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CATABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 66349095750     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91375.2008     Document Type: Review

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