A high proportion of leucine is required for optimal stimulation of the rate of muscle protein synthesis by essential amino acids in the elderly

S. Katsanos, Christos; Kobayashi, Hisamine; Sheffield‐Moore, Melinda; Aarsland, Asle; R. Wolfe, Robert

doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00488.2005

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A high proportion of leucine is required for optimal stimulation of the rate of muscle protein synthesis by essential amino acids in the elderly

Published in American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism • Feb 28, 2006

Authors:

Christos S. Katsanos

Hisamine Kobayashi

Melinda Sheffield‐Moore

Abstract

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of enriching an essential amino acid (EAA) mixture with leucine on muscle protein metabolism in elderly and young individuals. Four (2 elderly and 2 young) groups were studied before and after ingestion of 6.7 g of EAAs. EAAs were based on the composit...

Subject

Leucine

Phenylalanine

Ingestion

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