Leucine supplementation of a low-protein mixed macronutrient beverage enhances myofibrillar protein synthesis in young men: A double-blind, randomized trial1-3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 276-286

  Churchward Venne, Tyler A ^a   Breen, Leigh ^a   Di Donato, Danielle M ^a   Hector, Amy J ^a   Mitchell, Cameron J ^a   Moore, Daniel R ^c   Stellingwerff, Trent ^c   Breuille, Denis ^c   Offord, Elizabeth A ^c   Baker, Steven K ^b   Phillips, Stuart M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; INITIATION FACTOR 4E BINDING PROTEIN 1; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MILK PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WHEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEUCINE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893397329     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.068775     Document Type: Article

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