Differential regulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and liver of neonatal pigs by leucine through an mTORC1-dependent pathway

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Suryawan, Agus ^a   Nguyen, Hanh V ^a   Almonaci, Rosemarie D ^a   Davis, Teresa A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

leucine; mTORC1; neonatal pigs; rapamycin; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882726318     PISSN: 16749782     EISSN: 20491891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-1891-3-3     Document Type: Article

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