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Role of Protein and Amino Acids in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Sarcopenia

Hans C. Dreyer, PhD, PT and Elena Volpi, MD, PhD

Departments of Rehabilitative Sciences (H.C.D.), Internal Medicine (E.V.), Sealy Center on Aging (H.C.D., E.V.), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas



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  		Fig. 1. Effect of an oral essential amino acid bolus on net muscle phenylalanine balance, an index of net muscle protein anabolism.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Effects of continuous oral administration of balanced amino acids alone or combined with glucose in young and older adults. *p < 0.01 vs. basal. **p < 0.05 vs. others during feeding.

 




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