Body composition and grip strength are improved in transgenic sickle mice fed a high-protein diet

Body composition and grip strength are improved in transgenic sickle mice fed a high-protein diet

Key pathophysiology of sickle cell anaemia includes compensatory erythropoiesis, vascular injury and chronic inflammation, which divert amino acids from tissue deposition for growth/weight gain and muscle formation. We hypothesised that sickle mice maintained on an isoenergetic diet with a high perc...

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Main Authors: Patrice L. Capers, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Shayla Cue, Prasanthi Chappa, Tatyana Vikulina, Susanne Roser-Page, M. Neale Weitzmann, David R. Archer, Gale W. Newman, Alexander Quarshie, Jonathan K. Stiles, Jacqueline M. Hibbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
Subjects:
High-protein diet
Sickle cell disease
Grip strength
Body composition
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679014000639/type/journal_article

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