An intricate balance of muscle damage and protein synthesis: the key players in skeletal muscle hypertrophy following resistance training

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Giselle Keefe et al. J Physiol. 2016.

. 2016 Dec 15;594(24):7157-7158.

doi: 10.1113/JP273235.

¹ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Resistance training-induced changes in integrated myofibrillar protein synthesis are related to hypertrophy only after attenuation of muscle damage.
Damas F, Phillips SM, Libardi CA, Vechin FC, Lixandrão ME, Jannig PR, Costa LA, Bacurau AV, Snijders T, Parise G, Tricoli V, Roschel H, Ugrinowitsch C. Damas F, et al. J Physiol. 2016 Sep 15;594(18):5209-22. doi: 10.1113/JP272472. Epub 2016 Jul 9. J Physiol. 2016. PMID: 27219125 Free PMC article.

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