CrossTalk proposal: The dominant mechanism causing disuse muscle atrophy is decreased protein synthesis

J Physiol. 2014 Dec 15;592(24):5341-3. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.273615.

Authors

Stuart M Phillips¹, Chris McGlory²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada phillis@mcmaster.ca.
² Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Muscle Proteins / genetics
Muscle Proteins / metabolism*
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic / etiology
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic / metabolism*
Protein Biosynthesis*

Substances

Muscle Proteins

Grants and funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada