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Neither collagen nor whey protein ingestion further increased muscle connective protein synthesis rates during the early stages of post-exercise recovery.
Collagen protein may not be effective for enhancing muscle connective tissue recovery post-exercise.
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Neither collagen nor whey protein ingestion further increased muscle connective protein synthesis rates during the early stages of post-exercise recovery.
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Source
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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