Healthy individuals maintain remarkably constant skeletal muscle mass across much of
adult life, suggesting the existence of robust homeostatic mechanisms. Muscle exists in …

▪ Abstract A continuous turnover of protein (synthesis and breakdown) maintains the
functional integrity and quality of skeletal muscle. Hormones are important regulators of this …

Following its predecessor, the second edition of Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition
presents exhaustive coverage of amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism and health of …

Quantification of muscle protein synthesis (MPS) remains a cornerstone for understanding
the control of muscle mass. Traditional [13C] amino acid tracer methodologies necessitate …

Protein synthesis is fundamental to all living organisms and it has been studied intensively
and at varying levels of complexity. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of …

The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein is based primarily on data
derived from subjects whose lifestyles were essentially sedentary. More recent well …

Over a century ago, Frederick Soddy provided the first evidence for the existence of
isotopes; elements that occupy the same position in the periodic table are essentially …

The first approach used to study the utilization of nitrogen in the body was based on the
measurement of nitrogen balance. Limitations to this method reside in the difficulty of …

We Examined the role of insulin in milk protein synthesis using the hyperinsulinemic-
euglycemic clamp approach in combination with abomasal infusion of casein. The two …

Although in the 1800s it was believed that protein was the major fuel for exercise (von Liebig
1842), information obtained during the early part of the 20th century made it clear that …