Hisamine Kobayashi

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

Christos S. Katsanos, Hisamine Kobayashi, Melinda Sheffield‐Moore et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006 · 916 citations

Agriculture, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

Essential amino acids are primarily responsible for the amino acid stimulation of muscle protein anabolism in healthy elderly adults

Elena Volpi, Hisamine Kobayashi, Melinda Sheffield‐Moore et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2003 · 834 citations

Life Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Physiology +10

Effects of Exercise and Amino Acid Supplementation on Body Composition and Physical Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Japanese Sarcopenic Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hun Kyung Kim, Takao Suzuki, Kyoko Saito et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2011 · 543 citations · Full text

Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

Aging is associated with diminished accretion of muscle proteins after the ingestion of a small bolus of essential amino acids

Christos S. Katsanos, Hisamine Kobayashi, Melinda Sheffield‐Moore et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2005 · 502 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Physiology +16

Nutraceutical Effects of Branched-Chain Amino Acids on Skeletal Muscle

Yoshiharu Shimomura, Yuko Yamamoto, Gustavo Bajotto et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2006 · 290 citations

Agriculture, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +16