Title : Supplementing L-leucine to a low-protein diet increases tissue protein synthesis in weanling pigs.

Pub. Date : 2010 Nov

PMID : 20473536






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1 Compared with the control group, dietary supplementation with 0.55% L-leucine for 2 weeks increased (P<0.05): (1) the phosphorylated levels of S6K1 and 4E-BP1; (2) protein synthesis in skeletal muscle, liver, the heart, kidney, pancreas, spleen, and stomach; and (3) daily weight gain by 61%. Leucine ribosomal protein S6 kinase B1 Homo sapiens