The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 11 , Pages 1076-1082 , November 2010

The skeletal muscle transcript profile reflects accommodative responses to inadequate protein intake in younger and older males

  • Anna E. Thalacker-Mercer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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  • James C. Fleet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
    • ,
  • Bruce A. Craig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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  • Wayne W. Campbell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 25 March 2009 ,Revised 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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☆ The project was supported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, grant numbers 03-35200-13779 (to WWC) and 98-35200-6151 (to WWC), NIH R01 AG15750 (to WWC), and a Purdue Research Foundation Research Assistantship.

PII: S0955-2863(09)00204-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.09.004

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 11 , Pages 1076-1082 , November 2010

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