Effect of citrulline on muscle functions during moderate dietary restriction in healthy adult rats

Amino Acids

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1123-1131

  Ventura, G ^a   Noirez, P ^a   Breuille D ^b   Godin, J P ^b   Pinaud, S ^b   Cleroux, M ^b   Choisy, C ^a   Le Plenier S ^a   Bastic, V ^b   Neveux, N ^a,c   Cynober, L ^a,c   Moinard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary restriction; Muscle mass; Protein synthesis; Slimming diet

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; LEUCINE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN COMPLEX 1; ORNITHINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CITRULLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84886244769     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1564-3     Document Type: Article

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