# Essential amino acids are primarily responsible for the amino acid stimulation of muscle protein anabolism in healthy elderly adults

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/essential-amino-acids-are-primarily-responsible-for-the-amino-acid-stimulation/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Elena Volpi,Hisamine Kobayashi,Melinda Sheffield‐Moore,Bettina Mittendorfer,Robert R. Wolfe |
| Citations | 838 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ajcn/78.2.250 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine,Nursing |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2151185613 |
| PMID | 12885705 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2003 |

## Paper authors

- [Elena Volpi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elena-volpi/)

## Paper journal

- [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition](https://scholariq.org/journals/american-journal-of-clinical-nutrition/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Muscle metabolism and nutrition](https://scholariq.org/topics/muscle-metabolism-and-nutrition/)

## Paper topics

- [Muscle metabolism and nutrition](https://scholariq.org/topics/muscle-metabolism-and-nutrition/)
- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)
- [Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-nutrition-and-gastroenterology/)

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