Branched-chain amino acids and muscle protein synthesis in humans: myth or reality?
The branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are leucine, valine and isoleucine. A multi-million dollar industry of nutritional supplements has grown around the concept that dietary supplements of BCAAs alone produce an anabolic response in humans driven by a stimulation of muscle protein synthesis. In th...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12970-017-0184-9 |