Testing Protein Leverage in Lean Humans: A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study

Alison K. Gosby; Arthur D. Conigrave; Namson S. Lau; Miguel A. Iglesias; Rosemary M. Hall; Susan A. Jebb; Jennie Brand-Miller; Ian D. Caterson; David Raubenheimer; Stephen J. Simpson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025929

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Testing Protein Leverage in Lean Humans: A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study

Alison K. Gosby ,

* E-mail: alison.gosby@sydney.edu.au (AKG); stephen.simpson@sydney.edu.au (SJS)

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Arthur D. Conigrave,

Affiliation School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Namson S. Lau,

Affiliation Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Miguel A. Iglesias,

Current address: School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Rosemary M. Hall,

Affiliation Medical Research Council, Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Susan A. Jebb,

Affiliation Medical Research Council, Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Jennie Brand-Miller,

Affiliations School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Ian D. Caterson,

Affiliations School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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David Raubenheimer,

Affiliation Institute for Natural Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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Stephen J. Simpson

* E-mail: alison.gosby@sydney.edu.au (AKG); stephen.simpson@sydney.edu.au (SJS)

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Testing Protein Leverage in Lean Humans: A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study

Alison K. Gosby,
Arthur D. Conigrave,
Namson S. Lau,
Miguel A. Iglesias,
Rosemary M. Hall,
Susan A. Jebb,
Jennie Brand-Miller,
Ian D. Caterson,
David Raubenheimer,
Stephen J. Simpson

Published: October 12, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025929

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