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Exercise training increases BCOAD kinase protein content by approximately 30% in human skeletal muscle.
Incorporating exercise training may enhance the muscle's ability to metabolize branched-chain amino acids through increased BCOAD kinase levels.
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this was associated with a approximately 30% increase in BCOAD kinase protein content (main effect, P < 0.05).
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Exercise training increases branched-chain oxoacid dehydrogenase kinase content in human skeletal muscle
Krista R. Howarth et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 2007
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.00115.2007
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