Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 323-331 , April 2007

Increased availability of leucine with leucine-rich whey proteins improves postprandial muscle protein synthesis in aging rats

Presented in part at the second meeting of the Société Française de Nutrition (SFN), Marseille, France, 2005.

  • Isabelle Rieu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Michèle Balage, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-04-7362-4506; fax: +33-04-7362-4755.
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  • Claire Sornet

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Elisabeth Debras

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Sandrine Ripes

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Cécile Rochon-Bonhomme, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Lactalis Industry, Le Fromy, Retiers, France
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  • Corinne Pouyet

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Jean Grizard, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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  • Dominique Dardevet, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Nutrition Humaine, UMR 1019, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne, Saint Genès Champanelle, France

Received 4 September 2006 ,Accepted 19 December 2006.

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PII: S0899-9007(07)00007-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.12.013

Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 323-331 , April 2007

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