Table 7.
Estimated muscle mass and breakdown rates of myofibrillar protein, MHC, and actin
Breakdown Rates, mg·kg body wt−1·h−1 |
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Subject No. |
Muscle Mass, kg |
Myofibrillar protein |
MHC | Actin |
1 | 21.2 | 30.0 | 6.33 | 6.38 |
2 | 39.8 | 33.4 | 7.38 | 12.08 |
3 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 10.46 | 6.42 |
4 | 33.5 | 36.6 | 9.67 | 12.54 |
5 | 31.1 | 33.5 | 9.54 | 8.17 |
6 | 30.6 | 25.0 | 8.33 | 14.17 |
Mean±SE | 30.0±2.7 | 30.3±2.2 | 8.62±0.64 | 9.96±1.38 |