Essential amino acids improve insulin activation of akt/mtor signaling in soleus muscle of aged rats

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-89

  Flati, V ^a   Caliaro, F ^b   Speca, S ^a   Corsetti, G ^c   Cardile, A ^d   Nisoli, E ^d   Bottinelli, R ^b   D'Antona, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Insulin; Nutrition; Nutritional supplements; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; INSULIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN P70; S6 KINASE; SERINE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77951729302     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300108     Document Type: Article

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