Does the muscle protein synthetic response to exercise and amino acid-based nutrition diminish with advancing age? a systematic review

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 311, Issue 5, 2016, Pages E803-E817

  Shad, Brandon J ^a   Thompson, Janice L ^a   Breen, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabolic resistance; Resistance exercise; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; LEUCINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AGE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGING; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERAPEUTIC USE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; AMINO ACIDS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEUCINE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84994592397     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00213.2016     Document Type: Review

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