Protein Flashcards
Which amino acids are essential?
Which amino acids are oxidised as fuel?
Which AA’s are branched chain?
describe the structure of amino acids
Why are some amino acids essential and others aren’t?
How do you calculate NPB?
How do we consume amino acids?
Where is the first free amino acid pool?
Describe the locations of amino acid loss around the body?
Explain how age influences NPB
What are sedentary protein requirements?
Explain how nitrogen balance technique works
At rest how does MPS and MPB respond to feeding?
After a bout of resistance exercise, how does MPS respond?
Exercise is the stimulus for muscle gain…explain
Explain how to measure protein synthesis in muscle
After resistance exercise, how does this affect the NPB?
at rest without food intake, what happens to NPB?