Dietary protein intake does not modulate daily myofibrillar protein synthesis rates or loss of muscle mass and function during short-term immobilization in young men: a randomized controlled trial.
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Abstract
Short-term (<1 wk) muscle disuse lowers daily myofibrillar protein synthesis (MyoPS)
rates resulting in muscle mass loss. The understanding of how daily dietary protein
intake influences such muscle deconditioning requires further investigation.
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Department of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Science,
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
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University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
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Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research
in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.