Postprandial Stimulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis in Old Rats Can Be Restored by a Leucine-Supplemented Meal

A rapid and convenient technique for measuring the rate of protein synthesis in tissues by injection of [3H]phenylalanine

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Leucine Stimulates Translation Initiation in Skeletal Muscle of Postabsorptive Rats via a Rapamycin-Sensitive Pathway

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Function, morphology and protein expression of ageing skeletal muscle: a cross‐sectional study of elderly men with different training backgrounds

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Effects of aging on in vivo synthesis of skeletal muscle myosin heavy-chain and sarcoplasmic protein in humans

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Oral amino acids stimulate muscle protein anabolism in the elderly despite higher first-pass splanchnic extraction

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