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Protein breakdown has been shown to be a regulatory process in liver (1), heart (2), and skeletal muscle (3–5). The question considered here is the relative importance of the process of protein synthesis and breakdown in the regulation of skeletal muscle protein content.
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Millward, D.J., Garlick, P.J. (1977). The Importance of Protein Breakdown in Muscle as a Regulatory Process. In: Turk, V., Marks, N., Barrett, A.J., Woessner, J.F. (eds) Intracellular Protein Catabolism II. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8813-9_24
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