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Ingestion of whey protein during recovery from exercise increases myofibrillar protein synthesis rates.
Practitioners should consider whey protein as an effective supplement for enhancing muscle recovery post-exercise.
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Ingestion of whey protein during recovery from exercise increases myofibrillar protein synthesis rates.
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The anabolic effects of collagen protein
Thorben Aussieker · 2025
DOI 10.26481/dis.20250627ta
rct · n=45
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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