Knowledge gained from studies of leucine consumption in animals and humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Millward, D Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LEUCINE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VOLUME; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID BALANCE; GENETIC CODE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC CODE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; KNOWLEDGE; LEUCINE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872165108     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.157370     Document Type: Article

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