Leucine supplementation favors liver protein status but does not reduce body fat in rats during 1 week of food restriction

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-183

  Pedrosa, Rogerio G ^a,b   Donato Jr , Jose ^b,c   Pires, Ivanir S ^b   Tirapegui, Julio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat; Food restriction; Leucine supplementation; Protein status; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LEUCINE; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CORTICOSTERONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEUCINE; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77954732881     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-132     Document Type: Article

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