Regulation of muscle protein synthesis in humans

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-63

  Phillips, Bethan E ^a   Hill, Derek S ^a   Atherton, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic resistance; MTOR signalling; Protein synthesis; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN COMPLEX 1; MUSCLE PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEEDING; FOOD; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITION; OVERNUTRITION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84857034927     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834d19bc     Document Type: Review

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