Effects of branched-chain amino acid supplementation on plasma concentrations of free amino acids, insulin, and energy substrates in young men

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-117

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Kobayashi, Hisamine ^b   Mawatari, Kazunori ^c   Sato, Juichi ^a   Bajotto, Gustavo ^a   Kitaura, Yasuyuki ^a   Shimomura, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

BCAA supplement; Insulin; Plasma free amino acids; Young men

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; UREA; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BEVERAGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, AROMATIC; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; UREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955556339     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.57.114     Document Type: Note

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