Basal protein synthesis rates differ between vastus lateralis and rectus abdominis muscle.
Joey S J SmeetsAstrid M H HorstmanDavid P J van DijkAstrid G M van BoxtelJoost F Ter WoorstSteven W M Olde DaminkOlaf E M G SchijnsLuc J C van LoonPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)
Post-absorptive muscle protein synthesis rates are higher in rectus abdominis when compared with vastus lateralis muscle. Post-absorptive muscle protein synthesis rates do not differ between vastus lateralis and pectoralis major or temporalis muscle. Protein synthesis rates in muscle tissue samples obtained during surgery do not necessarily represent a good proxy for appendicular skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates.