Assessing the regulation of skeletal muscle plasticity in response to protein ingestion and resistance exercise

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The main purpose of this review is to discuss novel methodological advances in the assessment of muscle protein synthesis (MPS) in response to protein feeding and resistance exercise. RECENT FINDINGS: In the past 20 years, there has been a shift from application of the nitrogen balance methods toward the infusion of stable isotopic tracers to assess rates of MPS in response to a range of perturbations. Although this approach …