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. 2009 Jan 5;587(Pt 4):897–904. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.164087

Table 1.

Myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein synthesis after feeding at rest (FED) and resistance exercise (FED-EX) expressed over 3 and 5 h

3 h
5 h
Fasted FED FED-EX FED FED-EX
Myofibrillar
Rate (% h−1) 0.025 ± 0.002* 0.051 ± 0.003*† 0.066 ± 0.003†‡ 0.049 ± 0.003*† 0.070 ± 0.003†‡
Change (%) 112 ± 19 179 ± 36‡§ 103 ± 22 204 ± 48‡§
Sarcoplasmic
Rate (% h−1) 0.052 ± 0.004 0.086 ± 0.009† 0.084 ± 0.006† 0.074 ± 0.004† 0.077 ± 0.005†
Change (%) 71 ± 20 66 ± 15 44 ± 8 51 ± 9

Values are means ±s.e.m. (n= 7) for myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein synthesis expressed over 3 and 5 h in absolute rate (Rate; % h−1) and relative increase above fasted (Change;%). *Different from sarcoplasmic at same time, P < 0.01. †Different from fasted, P < 0.01. ‡Different from FED at same time, P < 0.01. §Different from sarcoplasmic at same time, P < 0.01.