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. 2014 Dec 15;592(24):5341-3.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.273615.

CrossTalk proposal: The dominant mechanism causing disuse muscle atrophy is decreased protein synthesis

Stuart M Phillips  1 , Chris McGlory  2
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CrossTalk proposal: The dominant mechanism causing disuse muscle atrophy is decreased protein synthesis

Stuart M Phillips et al. J Physiol. .
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