Open AccessLeucine-Enriched Amino Acid Ingestion after Resistance Exercise Prolongs Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis and Amino Acid Transporter Expression in Older Men
Author(s) -
Jared M. Dickinson,
David M. Gundermann,
Dillon K. Walker,
Paul T. Reidy,
Michael Borack,
Micah J. Drummond,
Mohit Arora,
Elena Volpi,
Blake B. Rasmussen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.198671
Subject(s) - ingestion , leucine , myofibril , medicine , amino acid , skeletal muscle , endocrinology , basal (medicine) , messenger rna , phosphorylation , amino acid transporter , vastus lateralis muscle , biology , sarcopenia , transporter , biochemistry , gene , insulin
Postexercise protein or amino acid ingestion restores muscle protein synthesis in older adults and represents an important therapeutic strategy for aging muscle. However, the precise nutritional factors involved are unknown.
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