Abstract
Summary
Young Sprague-Dawley rats force-fed a tryptophan-devoid diet for 1 day show enhanced hepatic protein synthesis and decreased gastrocnemius muscle protein synthesis in comparison with animals force-fed a complete diet. These changes are similar to those observed previously in rats force-fed diets devoid of other single essential amino acids for 1 to 7 days.
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