The response of muscle protein synthesis following whole-body resistance exercise is greater following 40 g than 20 g of ingested whey protein

Physiological Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 15, 2016, Pages

  Macnaughton, Lindsay S ^a   Wardle, Sophie L ^a   Witard, Oliver C ^a   McGlory, Chris ^b   Hamilton, D Lee ^a   Jeromson, Stewart ^a   Lawrence, Clare E ^c   Wallis, Gareth A ^d   Tipton, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractional synthesis rate; intracellular signaling proteins; lean body mass; protein dose response

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; UREA; WHEY PROTEIN;

ADULT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; PHENYLALANINE; UREA; WHEY PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982126542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2051817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12893     Document Type: Article

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