Characterising the muscle anabolic potential of dairy, meat and plant-based protein sources in older adults

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 20-31

  Gorissen, Stefan H M ^a   Witard, Oliver C ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal derived protein source; Healthy musculoskeletal ageing; Muscle protein synthesis; Plant based protein source

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; ANABOLIC AGENT; MILK PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EXERCISE; GLOBAL DIFFERENCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INGESTION; MEAT; MUSCLE ANABOLIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLANT PRODUCT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; AGED; AGING; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANABOLIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MEAT PROTEINS; MILK PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLANT PROTEINS, DIETARY; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 85041720640     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002966511700194X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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