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Skeletal muscle mass is determined by meal- and contraction-induced alterations of muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein breakdown.
Nutrition and exercise strategies should focus on optimizing protein synthesis and minimizing breakdown for muscle maintenance.
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Skeletal muscle mass is determined by the meal- and contraction-induced alterations of muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein breakdown.
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The claim is based on well-established principles of muscle physiology.
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Resistance Exercise, Aging, Disuse, and Muscle Protein Metabolism
James McKendry et al. · Comprehensive physiology · 2021
DOI 10.1002/cphy.c200029
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