The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 325-331 , April 2010

Presence of low-grade inflammation impaired postprandial stimulation of muscle protein synthesis in old rats

  • Michèle Balage

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Julien Averous

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Didier Rémond

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Cécile Bos

      Affiliations

    • INRA, CRNH-IdF, UMR914 Nutrition Physiology and Ingestive Behavior, F-75005 Paris, France
    • ,
  • Estelle Pujos-Guillot

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Isabelle Papet

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Laurent Mosoni

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Lydie Combaret

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • ,
  • Dominique Dardevet

      Affiliations

    • INRA, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, France
    • Univ Clermont 1, UFR Médecine, UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unité de Nutrition Humaine, INRA, F-63122 Ceyrat, France. Fax: +33 04 73 62 47 55.

Received 1 August 2008 ,Revised 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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☆ This project was supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Research (UNH1019).

PII: S0955-2863(09)00013-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.01.005

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 325-331 , April 2010

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