Dose-dependent increases in p70S6K phosphorylation and intramuscular branched-chain amino acids in older men following resistance exercise and protein intake

Physiological Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  D’Souza, Randall F ^a   Markworth, James F ^a   Figueiredo, Vandre C ^a   Della Gatta, Paul A ^b   Petersen, Aaron C ^c   Mitchell, Cameron J ^a   Cameron Smith, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leucine; Mammalian target of rapamycin; Mass spectrometry; Muscle mass; Protein synthesis; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; ALANINE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PROLINE; S6 KINASE; VALINE; WHEY PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLOMICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 85002667363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2051817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12112     Document Type: Article

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