Essential Amino Acid Intake Is Required for Sustaining Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Levels but Is Not Necessarily Needed for Body Growth

Essential Amino Acid Intake Is Required for Sustaining Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Levels but Is Not Necessarily Needed for Body Growth

Essential amino acids (EAAs) are those that cannot be synthesized enough to meet organismal demand; therefore, it is believed that they must be taken from the diet for optimal growth. The growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) system is also considered significant for growth regula...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Nishi, Kaito Uchida, Maki Saito, Daisuke Yamanaka, Haruka Nagata, Hinako Tomoshige, Ichiro Miyata, Koichi Ito, Yuka Toyoshima, Shin-Ichiro Takahashi, Fumihiko Hakuno, Asako Takenaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
essential amino acid (EAA)
growth
insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I)
growth hormone (GH)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/9/1523

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