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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nutritional Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679014000639/type/journal_article |