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Exercise training blunts the acute exercise-induced activation of BCOAD in human skeletal muscle.
Regular exercise may reduce the immediate activation of BCOAD, potentially affecting BCAA metabolism.
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BCOADa was lower after training (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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