1993
Protein synthesis in pulmonary arteries from rats exposed to hyperoxia
Stirewalt WS, Coflesky JT, Young LH, Evans JN. Protein synthesis in pulmonary arteries from rats exposed to hyperoxia. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 264: l74-l79. PMID: 8430819, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1993.264.1.l74.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
An isotopic method for measurement of muscle protein synthesis and degradation in vivo
Barrett EJ, Revkin JH, Young LH, Zaret BL, Jacob R, Gelfand RA. An isotopic method for measurement of muscle protein synthesis and degradation in vivo. Biochemical Journal 1987, 245: 223-228. PMID: 3663148, PMCID: PMC1148103, DOI: 10.1042/bj2450223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet amino acid releaseFemoral venous plasmaTissue blood flowAmino acid releaseMuscle protein synthesisHindlimb flowTissue protein degradationSpecific radioactivityContinuous infusionUptake of leucineMuscle bedArterial circulationClinical studiesPlasma concentrationsDog hindlimbBlood flowProtein synthesisAcid releaseHindlimbProtein turnoverTissue proteinsPhenylalanine incorporationRemoval of tracerMuscle tissueDogs