Characterisation of the anabolic effects of leucine on primary chicken muscle cells and murine C2C12 muscle cells

Leucine is a branched-chain amino acid, which possesses a unique ability to stimulate the rate of protein synthesis in muscle cells both in vivo and in vitro. This thesis aimed to evaluate the anabolic effects of leucine on primary chicken and continuous murine muscle cells.This thesis elucidated th...

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Main Author: Elsaied, Nashwa
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66042/