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Bed rest decreases whole-body protein turnover in post-absorptive man
G E Bettany1, B C Ang, S N Georgiannos
1Department of Human Nutrition, London Hospital Medical College, U.K.
Clinical Science (London, England : 1979)
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
1. Whole-body protein turnover was measured using the [15N]glycine tracer technique in 10 post-absorptive healthy volunteers during normal daily activities and a period of bed rest. 2. Bed rest reduced whole-body protein turnover (25%), synthesis (26%) and breakdown (25%), but short-term urinary nitrogen excretion remained unchanged.