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Leucine Supplementation

Leucine Supplementation is a nutritional intervention involving the targeted provision of the branched-chain amino acid leucine in supra-dietary amounts to enhance muscle protein synthesis and mitigate age-related declines in skeletal muscle mass and function.

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Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Jürgen M. Bauer, Sjors Verlaan, Ivan Bautmans et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2015 · 659 citations · Full text

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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

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Increasing Dietary Leucine Intake Reduces Diet-Induced Obesity and Improves Glucose and Cholesterol Metabolism in Mice via Multimechanisms

Yiying Zhang, Kaiying Guo, Robert E. LeBlanc et al. · Diabetes · 2007 · 534 citations · Full text

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Leucine supplementation improves muscle protein synthesis in elderly men independently of hyperaminoacidaemia

Isabelle Rieu, Michèle Balage, Claire Sornet et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2006 · 405 citations · Full text

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Effect of leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on muscle metabolism during resistance-exercise training

Steven Nissen, Rick L. Sharp, M. Ray et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1996 · 390 citations

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  1. MC
    Maria Cristina Cintra Gomes‐Marcondes

    Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

    21 publications · 943 citations

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  2. LJ
    Luc J. C. van Loon

    Maastricht University Medical Centre, Netherlands

    15 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. SM
    Stuart M. Phillips

    McMaster University, Canada

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. TA
    Teresa A. Davis

    Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, United States

    13 publications · 700 citations

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  5. AS
    Agus Suryawan

    Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, United States

    13 publications · 700 citations

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756

  1. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Campinas, Brazil

    21 h-index

    163 publications

    7.7K citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    19 h-index

    156 publications

    6.7K citations

  3. Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    17 h-index

    80 publications

    9.1K citations

  4. Unité de Nutrition Humaine

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    16 h-index

    74 publications

    9.3K citations

  5. Maastricht University Medical Centre

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    78 publications

    8.7K citations

  6. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    3K citations

  7. Nutricia Research (Netherlands)

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    13 h-index

    47 publications

    5.1K citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    12 h-index

    29 publications

    1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Nutrition

    JN · 21 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Nutrients

    22 publications · 880 citations

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  4. Amino Acids

    17 publications · 843 citations

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  5. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 15 publications · 1.7K citations

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