With regular practice, resistance exercise can lead to gains in skeletal muscle mass by
means of hypertrophy. The process of skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy comes about as a …

Participation rates of masters athletes in endurance events such as long-distance triathlon
and running continue to increase. Given the physical and metabolic demands of endurance …

Future work should focus on the impact of novel exercise and nutritional interventions on
MPS in an extended postexercise adaptive period, that is, days. The findings of such …

Obesity is a major public health concern and is associated with decreased muscle quality
(ie, strength, metabolism). Muscle from obese adults is characterized by increases in fatty …

Proteins and its building blocks, amino acids, have many physiological roles in the body.
While some amino acids can be synthesized endogenously, exogenous protein and amino …

Skeletal muscle can undergo detrimental changes in various diseases, leading to muscle
dysfunction and atrophy, thus severely affecting people's lives. Along with exercise, there is …

Enthusiasm has surrounded satellite cells (also referred to as adult myogenic progenitor
cells and will be termed as MPCs herein) since the discovery of these cells in frog skeletal …

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, isoleucine, and valine) are three of the nine
indispensable amino acids, and are frequently consumed as a dietary supplement by …

Background Protein supplements are frequently consumed by athletes and recreationally
active adults to achieve greater gains in muscle mass and strength and improve physical …

Skeletal muscle is critical for human health. Protein feeding, alongside resistance exercise,
is a potent stimulus for muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and is a key factor that regulates …