| AUC | area under the curve |
| BCAA | branched-chain amino acids |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| E% | energy percentage |
| EAA | essential amino acids |
| FSR | fractional synthesis rate |
| GC-C | gas chromatography-combustion |
| HPB | hydrolyzed porcine blood protein |
| HPM | hydrolyzed porcine muscle protein |
| HW | hydrolyzed whey protein |
| IRMS | isotope ratio mass Spectrometry |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography tandem mass-spectrometry |
| MPS | muscle protein synthesis |
| p | plasma |
| s | serum |
| TTR | tracer-to-tracee ratio |