Supplementing l-leucine to a low-protein diet increases tissue protein synthesis in weanling pigs

Yulong Yin(Nanchang University), Yao Kang(Institute of Subtropical Agriculture), Zhaojin Liu(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Min Gong(State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology), Zheng Ruan(Nanchang University), Dun Deng(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Bie Tan(Institute of Subtropical Agriculture), Zhi‐Qiang Liu(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guoyao Wu(Texas A&M University)
Amino Acids
May 14, 2010
10.1007/s00726-010-0612-5
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